Asure Software (ASUR) Competitors

Asure Software (NASDAQ:ASUR) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor ASUR or EVER?

In the previous week, EverQuote had 4 more articles in the media than Asure Software. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for EverQuote and 5 mentions for Asure Software. Asure Software's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat EverQuote's score of 0.74 indicating that Asure Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asure Software	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EverQuote	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ASUR or EVER?

Asure Software currently has a consensus target price of $14.17, indicating a potential upside of 55.00%. EverQuote has a consensus target price of $32.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.46%. Given Asure Software's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Asure Software is more favorable than EverQuote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asure Software	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASUR or EVER?

Asure Software received 312 more outperform votes than EverQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.61% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 68.87% of users gave Asure Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asure Software	Outperform Votes 365 68.87%	Underperform Votes 165 31.13%
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 53 73.61%	Underperform Votes 19 26.39%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ASUR or EVER?

Asure Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EverQuote. Asure Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, 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
Asure Software	$119.79M	2.06	-$9.21M	-$0.45	-20.31
EverQuote	$500.19M	1.74	-$51.29M	$0.86	28.38

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASUR or EVER?

71.6% of Asure Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Asure Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote 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.

Is ASUR or EVER more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Asure Software's net margin of -10.54%. EverQuote's return on equity of 13.94% beat Asure Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asure Software	-10.54%	3.75%	1.67%
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, ASUR or EVER?

Asure Software has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EverQuote beats Asure Software on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.