Haivision Systems (HAI) Competitors

mdf commerce (TSE:MDF) and Haivision Systems (TSE:HAI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, MDF or HAI?

mdf commerce has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haivision Systems has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MDF or HAI?

42.5% of mdf commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Haivision Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of mdf commerce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.7% of Haivision Systems shares are owned by company 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MDF or HAI?

Haivision Systems has higher revenue and earnings than mdf commerce. mdf commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haivision Systems, 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
mdf commerce	C$123.17M	0.00	-C$14.07M	-C$0.32	N/A
Haivision Systems	C$126.78M	1.04	C$4.60M	C$0.16	28.83

Does the media favor MDF or HAI?

In the previous week, mdf commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Haivision Systems'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
mdf commerce	Neutral
Haivision Systems	Neutral

Is MDF or HAI more profitable?

Haivision Systems has a net margin of 3.63% compared to mdf commerce's net margin of -11.43%. Haivision Systems' return on equity of 4.96% beat mdf commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
mdf commerce	-11.43%	-5.70%	-2.48%
Haivision Systems	3.63%	4.96%	4.06%

Do analysts recommend MDF or HAI?

Haivision Systems has a consensus target price of C$5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.66%. Given Haivision Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Haivision Systems is more favorable than mdf commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
mdf commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Haivision Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Haivision Systems beats mdf commerce on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.