Universal Electronics (UEIC) Competitors

Universal Electronics (NASDAQ:UEIC) and trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer UEIC or TRVG?

In the previous week, trivago had 1 more articles in the media than Universal Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for trivago and 1 mentions for Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat trivago's score of 0.30 indicating that Universal Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Universal Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
trivago	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UEIC or TRVG?

Universal Electronics received 28 more outperform votes than trivago when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.15% of users gave trivago an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave Universal Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Universal Electronics	Outperform Votes 324 57.04%	Underperform Votes 244 42.96%
trivago	Outperform Votes 296 58.15%	Underperform Votes 213 41.85%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, UEIC or TRVG?

Universal Electronics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than trivago. Universal Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than trivago, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Universal Electronics	$420.46M	0.36	-$98.24M	-$3.53	-3.31
trivago	$475.43M	0.32	-$178.01M	-$2.82	-0.78

Do analysts prefer UEIC or TRVG?

Universal Electronics currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.40%. trivago has a consensus target price of $3.93, suggesting a potential upside of 79.22%. Given trivago's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe trivago is more favorable than Universal Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Universal Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UEIC or TRVG?

79.4% of Universal Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of trivago shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Universal Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of trivago 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, UEIC or TRVG?

Universal Electronics has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, trivago has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is UEIC or TRVG more profitable?

Universal Electronics has a net margin of -11.27% compared to trivago's net margin of -38.54%. trivago's return on equity of 4.40% beat Universal Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Universal Electronics	-11.27%	-22.59%	-11.38%
trivago	-38.54%	4.40%	2.85%

Summary

trivago beats Universal Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.