Upland Software (UPLD) Competitors

Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) and Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer INSE or UPLD?

In the previous week, Upland Software had 1 more articles in the media than Inspired Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Upland Software and 4 mentions for Inspired Entertainment. Inspired Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Upland Software's score of 0.38 indicating that Inspired Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inspired Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Upland Software	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, INSE or UPLD?

Inspired Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Upland Software. Upland Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspired Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspired Entertainment	$295.20M	0.74	$7.60M	$2.52	3.20
Upland Software	$267.71M	0.19	-$179.87M	-$1.74	-1.04

Is INSE or UPLD more profitable?

Inspired Entertainment has a net margin of -0.10% compared to Upland Software's net margin of -44.92%. Upland Software's return on equity of 50.06% beat Inspired Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspired Entertainment	-0.10%	-6.35%	1.44%
Upland Software	-44.92%	50.06%	2.64%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INSE or UPLD?

77.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Inspired Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Upland Software 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, INSE or UPLD?

Inspired Entertainment has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upland Software has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend INSE or UPLD?

Inspired Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.09%. Given Inspired Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Inspired Entertainment is more favorable than Upland Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspired Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Upland Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INSE or UPLD?

Upland Software received 210 more outperform votes than Inspired Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Upland Software an outperform vote while only 59.39% of users gave Inspired Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inspired Entertainment	Outperform Votes 155 59.39%	Underperform Votes 106 40.61%
Upland Software	Outperform Votes 365 65.53%	Underperform Votes 192 34.47%

Summary

Inspired Entertainment beats Upland Software on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.