Comparing Boxlight (NASDAQ:BOXL) and DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT)

DeFi Technologies (NASDAQ:DEFT) and Boxlight (NASDAQ:BOXL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Boxlight’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DeFi Technologies	23.89%	105.69%	6.92%
Boxlight	-29.24%	N/A	-30.21%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DeFi Technologies and Boxlight”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DeFi Technologies	$40.30 million	12.53	-$28.49 million	$0.05	26.20
Boxlight	$135.89 million	0.04	-$28.33 million	($13.47)	-0.07

Boxlight has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. Boxlight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DeFi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.5% of Boxlight shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Boxlight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for DeFi Technologies and Boxlight, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DeFi Technologies	1	0	3	0	2.50
Boxlight	1	1	0	0	1.50

DeFi Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 243.51%. Given DeFi Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DeFi Technologies is more favorable than Boxlight.

Volatility & Risk

DeFi Technologies has a beta of 3.82, suggesting that its share price is 282% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boxlight has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DeFi Technologies beats Boxlight on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DeFi Technologies

DeFi Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of investment services. It plans to acquire equity, debt, or other securities of publicly traded or private companies or other entities. The firm offers DeFi ETNs, DeFi Governance, DeFi Venture and DeFi Treasury. The company was founded by Olivier Francois Roussy Newton and Wouter Witvoet on April 14, 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Boxlight

Boxlight Corporation designs, produces, and distributes interactive technology solutions for the education, health, corporate, military, and government sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company provides interactive and non-interactive flat panel displays and whiteboards, LED video walls, digital signages, classroom audio and campus communication, cameras and other peripherals, and media players; and accessory document cameras, teacher pads for remote control, assessment systems, and front-of-class display products under the Mimio and Clevertouch brands. It also offers MimioStudio Interactive Instructional software that enables the creation, editing, and presentation of interactive instructional lessons and activities; MimioMobile, a software accessory for MimioStudio; Oktopus Instructional and Whiteboarding software, which enables the creation, editing, and presentation of interactive instructional lessons and activities; Notes+, a software accessory; GameZones, a multi-student interactive gaming software; MimioConnect, an online student engagement platform; and LYNX, a lesson building app. In addition, the company provides Juno, a towering standard of sound quality that reinforces a teacher's voice; Mimio MyBot system for robotics learning; Robo3D printers; MyStemKits, which offers lesson plans for grades K-12 math and science teachers; MimioView document camera; EzRoom, an integrated AV solution; Lyrik, an amplification solution; and Conductor School Communication System, an IP-based campus-wide communication and control solution; and accessories, such as mobile carts, installation accessories, and wall-mount accessories for interactive LED flat-panels and audio solutions. Further, it offers classroom training, professional development, and educator certification services. The company was formerly known as Logical Choice Corporation. Boxlight Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.