Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT – Get Free Report) and Super League Enterprise (NASDAQ:SLE – Get Free Report) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Verint Systems has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super League Enterprise has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Verint Systems and Super League Enterprise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Verint Systems | 8.49% | 15.79% | 6.02% |
| Super League Enterprise | -110.58% | -401.11% | -136.94% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Verint Systems | $920.75 million | 1.73 | $38.61 million | $0.94 | 27.15 |
| Super League Enterprise | $22.27 million | 0.50 | -$30.33 million | ($5.61) | -0.13 |
Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Super League Enterprise. Super League Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.9% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Verint Systems and Super League Enterprise, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Verint Systems | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Super League Enterprise | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Verint Systems presently has a consensus price target of $35.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.76%. Super League Enterprise has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 247.17%. Given Super League Enterprise’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Super League Enterprise is more favorable than Verint Systems.
Summary
Verint Systems beats Super League Enterprise on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Verint Systems
Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
About Super League Enterprise
Super League Enterprise, Inc. creates and publishes content and media solutions across immersive platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers access to audiences who gather in immersive digital spaces to socialize, play, explore, collaborate, shop, learn, and create. It also provides a range of development, distribution, monetization, and optimization capabilities designed to engage users through dynamic and energized programs. Its proprietary cloud-based platform offers dynamic media technology; metaverse game experience and tournament technology; and fully remote production and livestream broadcast technology. In addition, the company operates Minecraft server world for more casual players on consoles and tablets. Further, it sells on-platform media and analytics products, and influencer marketing campaign sales to third-party brands and agencies; game development and custom game experiences within its owned and affiliate game worlds; and production, curation and distribution of entertainment content for its network of digital channels and media and entertainment partner channels. The company was formerly known as Super League Gaming, Inc. and changed its name to Super League Enterprise, Inc. in September 2023. Super League Enterprise, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
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