Verb Technology (VERB) Competitors

Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) and Verb Technology (NASDAQ:VERB) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BEDU or VERB?

26.1% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Verb Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 84.8% of Bright Scholar Education shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Verb Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BEDU or VERB more profitable?

Bright Scholar Education has a net margin of -58.44% compared to Verb Technology's net margin of -235.87%. Bright Scholar Education's return on equity of 2.31% beat Verb Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bright Scholar Education	-58.44%	2.31%	0.61%
Verb Technology	-235.87%	-65.77%	-48.12%

Do analysts rate BEDU or VERB?

Verb Technology has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 241.60%. Given Verb Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verb Technology is more favorable than Bright Scholar Education.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bright Scholar Education	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Verb Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BEDU or VERB?

In the previous week, Verb Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Bright Scholar Education. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Verb Technology and 2 mentions for Bright Scholar Education. Verb Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Bright Scholar Education's score of 0.00 indicating that Verb Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bright Scholar Education	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Verb Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BEDU or VERB?

Bright Scholar Education has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verb Technology has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BEDU or VERB?

Verb Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bright Scholar Education. Verb Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Scholar Education, 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
Bright Scholar Education	$247.56M	0.21	-$140.52M	-$4.70	-0.37
Verb Technology	$890K	38.75	-$10.69M	-$10.32	-1.76

Summary

Bright Scholar Education and Verb Technology tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.