Reviewing Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW)

Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Brightcove has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.01, indicating that its stock price is 301% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brightcove and MSP Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brightcove	-11.38%	-17.02%	-7.22%
MSP Recovery	-731.32%	-12.92%	-6.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brightcove and MSP Recovery, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brightcove	0	1	1	0	2.50
MSP Recovery	0	0	0	0	N/A

Brightcove currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 119.78%. Given Brightcove’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brightcove is more favorable than MSP Recovery.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Brightcove and MSP Recovery’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brightcove	$201.19 million	0.40	-$22.89 million	($0.54)	-3.37
MSP Recovery	$7.71 million	16.71	-$56.35 million	N/A	N/A

Brightcove has higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.1% of Brightcove shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Brightcove shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of MSP Recovery shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brightcove beats MSP Recovery on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brightcove

Brightcove Inc. provides cloud-based streaming services the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Japan, India, and the Middle East. It offers Video Cloud, an online video streaming platform that enables its customers to publish, deliver, and distribute high-quality video to internet-connected devices. The company's solutions and products comprise Brightcove Marketing Studio, a video streaming solution; Brightcove Communications Studio for marketers and corporate communications professionals; Brightcove Media Studio, a solution for over-the-top (OTT) video services, media publishers, and leading broadcasters to monetize their media, live stream at scale, and nurture their audience lifecycle; Brightcove Audience Insights, a customer data platform for video streaming businesses; Zencoder, a cloud-based video encoding service; and Brightcove Beacon, a platform that enables its customers to launch premium OTT video streaming experiences, as well as Brightcove Marketplace. It also provides ad monetization; professional; customer success, support, and documentation; online and onsite training; and video.js and developer solutions. The company serves media companies, broadcasters, digital publishers, sports and entertainment companies, fashion and hospitality brands, faith-based institutions, retail and e-commerce businesses, and technology organizations, as well as government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. Brightcove Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About MSP Recovery

MSP Recovery, Inc., doing business as LifeWallet, operates as a healthcare recoveries and data analytics company in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers claims recovery services, including services to related parties or third parties to assist entities with pursuit of claims recovery rights. It is also developing LifeWallet, a platform for real-time analytics at the point of care which helps in identifying the primary insurer and assisting providers in receiving customary rates for accident-related treatment. MSP Recovery, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.