Audioeye (AEYE) Competitors

Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) and Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, AEYE or RDVT?

Audioeye has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Violet has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEYE or RDVT?

Red Violet has higher revenue and earnings than Audioeye. Audioeye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Violet, 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
Audioeye	$35.20M	4.13	-$4.25M	-$0.40	-29.15
Red Violet	$75.19M	7.88	$7M	$0.61	69.57

Do analysts rate AEYE or RDVT?

Audioeye currently has a consensus target price of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 118.70%. Red Violet has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.38%. Given Audioeye's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Audioeye is more favorable than Red Violet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Audioeye	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Red Violet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEYE or RDVT?

51.1% of Audioeye shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Red Violet shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.8% of Audioeye shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Red Violet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AEYE or RDVT more profitable?

Red Violet has a net margin of 10.57% compared to Audioeye's net margin of -13.28%. Audioeye's return on equity of 36.54% beat Red Violet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Audioeye	-13.28%	36.54%	9.46%
Red Violet	10.57%	10.06%	9.19%

Does the media prefer AEYE or RDVT?

In the previous week, Red Violet had 1 more articles in the media than Audioeye. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Red Violet and 5 mentions for Audioeye. Red Violet's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Audioeye's score of 0.10 indicating that Red Violet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Audioeye	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Red Violet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Red Violet beats Audioeye on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.