Versus Systems (NASDAQ:VS – Get Free Report) and Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
Versus Systems has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Versus Systems and Verisk Analytics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Versus Systems | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Verisk Analytics | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2.43 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Versus Systems and Verisk Analytics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Versus Systems | $139,722.00 | 27.62 | -$10.51 million | N/A | N/A |
| Verisk Analytics | $2.68 billion | 14.90 | $614.60 million | $5.36 | 52.23 |
Verisk Analytics has higher revenue and earnings than Versus Systems.
Profitability
This table compares Versus Systems and Verisk Analytics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Versus Systems | -7,480.35% | -204.20% | -165.00% |
| Verisk Analytics | 28.45% | 268.19% | 20.04% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.7% of Versus Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Versus Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Verisk Analytics 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.
Summary
Verisk Analytics beats Versus Systems on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Versus Systems
Versus Systems Inc. develops and operates a business-to-business software platform in the United States and Canada. The company offers eXtreme Engagement Online platform that is designed primarily for in-venue main-board work in stadiums and arenas; Filter Fan Cam (FFC) platform, an augmented reality filtering tool that can be used for mobile and in-venue applications; and Winfinite, which allows brands, media companies, and advertising agencies to reach out to customers directly on their mobile devices. It also offers business-to-business software platform that allows video game publishers, developers, and other interactive media content creators in-game prizing and rewards based on the completion of in-content challenges. In addition, the company provides XEO technology platform that offers online audience engagement. It primarily sells its access to platform and service offerings through its direct sales organization. Versus Systems Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Verisk Analytics
Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments. The company also provides life insurance solutions for transforming current workflows in life insurance underwriting, claim insights, policy administration, unclaimed property/equity, compliance and fraud detection, and actuarial and portfolio modeling; Marketing Solutions, such as compliant, real-time decisioning, profitability, and risk assessment for inbound consumer interactions; and international underwriting and claims solutions. In addition, it offers claims insurance solutions, which provides analytics in fraud detection, compliance reporting, subrogation liability assessment, litigation, and repair cost estimation and valuation solutions; and casualty solutions, such as compliance, casualty claims decision support, and workflow automation solutions. Further, the company supplies software to the specialty insurance market. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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