Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.2% of Synacor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Synacor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Synacor has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEA has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Synacor and SEA's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Synacor | -14.55% | -21.40% | -11.86% |
SEA | -38.59% | -144.79% | -22.93% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Synacor and SEA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Synacor | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
SEA | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.80 |
Synacor currently has a consensus price target of $2.20, suggesting a potential upside of 0.46%. SEA has a consensus price target of $204.9167, suggesting a potential downside of 15.57%. Given Synacor's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Synacor is more favorable than SEA.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Synacor and SEA's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Synacor | $121.85 million | 0.72 | $-9,020,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
SEA | $2.18 billion | 36.57 | $-1,462,800,000.00 | ($2.27) | -107.16 |
Synacor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEA.
Summary
Synacor beats SEA on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.