OneConnect Financial Technology (OCFT) Competitors

Couchbase (NASDAQ:BASE) and OneConnect Financial Technology (NYSE:OCFT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, BASE or OCFT?

Couchbase has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneConnect Financial Technology has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BASE or OCFT?

96.1% of Couchbase shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of OneConnect Financial Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of Couchbase shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BASE or OCFT?

OneConnect Financial Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Couchbase. Couchbase is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneConnect Financial Technology, 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
Couchbase	$209.47M	4.64	-$80.18M	-$1.46	-12.34
OneConnect Financial Technology	$2.25B	0.12	-$51.25M	-$1.76	-4.01

Does the media refer more to BASE or OCFT?

In the previous week, Couchbase had 2 more articles in the media than OneConnect Financial Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Couchbase and 1 mentions for OneConnect Financial Technology. Couchbase's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat OneConnect Financial Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Couchbase is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Couchbase	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OneConnect Financial Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BASE or OCFT?

Couchbase currently has a consensus price target of $21.41, indicating a potential upside of 18.89%. Given Couchbase's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Couchbase is more favorable than OneConnect Financial Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Couchbase	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
OneConnect Financial Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BASE or OCFT more profitable?

OneConnect Financial Technology has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Couchbase's net margin of -39.31%. OneConnect Financial Technology's return on equity of -6.05% beat Couchbase's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Couchbase	-39.31%	-57.22%	-30.94%
OneConnect Financial Technology	0.95%	-6.05%	-2.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BASE or OCFT?

Couchbase received 74 more outperform votes than OneConnect Financial Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.33% of users gave Couchbase an outperform vote while only 40.91% of users gave OneConnect Financial Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Couchbase	Outperform Votes 83 55.33%	Underperform Votes 67 44.67%
OneConnect Financial Technology	Outperform Votes 9 40.91%	Underperform Votes 13 59.09%

Summary

Couchbase beats OneConnect Financial Technology on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.