Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Upland Software has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackBerry has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Upland Software and BlackBerry's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Upland Software | $222.64 million | 6.54 | $-45,370,000.00 | $1.41 | 35.06 |
| BlackBerry | $1.04 billion | 5.45 | $-152,000,000.00 | $0.02 | 502.50 |
Upland Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlackBerry. Upland Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Upland Software and BlackBerry, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Upland Software | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 |
| BlackBerry | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
Upland Software currently has a consensus price target of $56.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.30%. BlackBerry has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential downside of 32.84%. Given Upland Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Upland Software is more favorable than BlackBerry.
Profitability
This table compares Upland Software and BlackBerry's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Upland Software | -23.40% | 15.94% | 3.56% |
| BlackBerry | -86.01% | 4.12% | 2.56% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
77.6% of Upland Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of BlackBerry shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Upland Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of BlackBerry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Upland Software beats BlackBerry on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
