Smead Value Fund (SVFCX) Competitors

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) and Smead Value Fund (NASDAQ:SVFCX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRGS or SVFCX?

60.2% of Smead Value Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Progress Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Smead Value Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PRGS or SVFCX?

Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than Smead Value Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Progress Software	$602.01 million	4.32	$95.07 million	$2.23	26.91
Smead Value Fund	N/A	N/A	-$6.48 million	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRGS or SVFCX?

Progress Software received 421 more outperform votes than Smead Value Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Smead Value Fund an outperform vote while only 64.09% of users gave Progress Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Progress Software	Outperform Votes 423 64.09%	Underperform Votes 237 35.91%
Smead Value Fund	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media refer more to PRGS or SVFCX?

In the previous week, Progress Software had 20 more articles in the media than Smead Value Fund. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Progress Software and 0 mentions for Smead Value Fund. Progress Software's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Smead Value Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Progress Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Progress Software	Positive
Smead Value Fund	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PRGS or SVFCX?

Progress Software has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smead Value Fund has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRGS or SVFCX more profitable?

Progress Software has a net margin of 15.82% compared to Smead Value Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Progress Software's return on equity of 41.56% beat Smead Value Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progress Software	15.82%	41.56%	11.20%
Smead Value Fund	N/A	N/A	-17.75%

Do analysts recommend PRGS or SVFCX?

Progress Software presently has a consensus price target of $60.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Progress Software's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Progress Software is more favorable than Smead Value Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progress Software	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Smead Value Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Progress Software beats Smead Value Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.