Intelligent Protection Management (NASDAQ:IPM – Get Free Report) and Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Intelligent Protection Management has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allbirds has a beta of 2.63, indicating that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Intelligent Protection Management and Allbirds”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Intelligent Protection Management | $23.61 million | 0.65 | -$1.96 million | ($0.28) | -6.04 |
| Allbirds | $155.22 million | 0.08 | -$77.28 million | ($8.99) | -0.15 |
Intelligent Protection Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Allbirds. Intelligent Protection Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allbirds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Intelligent Protection Management and Allbirds’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Intelligent Protection Management | -14.80% | -21.13% | -13.41% |
| Allbirds | -72.82% | -231.86% | -81.53% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.9% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Allbirds shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Intelligent Protection Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Allbirds shares are owned 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Intelligent Protection Management and Allbirds, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Intelligent Protection Management | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Allbirds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Summary
Intelligent Protection Management beats Allbirds on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Intelligent Protection Management
Intelligent Protection Management Corp. engages in the development of communications software to enhance security and privacy solutions for multimedia communication and data transmission. Its solutions include blockchain strategy consulting, blockchain implementation, white label video solutions, and technology licensing. The firm’s product portfolio includes Paltalk and Camfrog. The company was founded by Clifford Lerner and Darrell Lerner on July 19, 2005 and is headquartered in Jericho, NY.
About Allbirds
Allbirds, Inc. manufactures and sells footwear and apparel products for men and women in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of lifestyle and performance shoes; and apparel, including classic tees and sweats, socks, and underwear. It sells its products through its retail stores, as well as online. The company was formerly known as Bozz, Inc. and changed its name to Allbirds, Inc. in December 2015. Allbirds, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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