eGain (EGAN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate EGAN or PUBM?

eGain currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.74%. PubMatic has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.28%. Given eGain's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe eGain is more favorable than PubMatic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eGain	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
PubMatic	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGAN or PUBM?

eGain received 322 more outperform votes than PubMatic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.08% of users gave eGain an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave PubMatic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
eGain	Outperform Votes 382 69.08%	Underperform Votes 171 30.92%
PubMatic	Outperform Votes 60 59.41%	Underperform Votes 41 40.59%

Does the media prefer EGAN or PUBM?

In the previous week, PubMatic had 9 more articles in the media than eGain. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for PubMatic and 2 mentions for eGain. eGain's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat PubMatic's score of 0.34 indicating that eGain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
eGain	Neutral
PubMatic	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, EGAN or PUBM?

eGain has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PubMatic has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EGAN or PUBM?

PubMatic has higher revenue and earnings than eGain. eGain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PubMatic, 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
eGain	$92.80M	1.87	$7.78M	$0.19	32.11
PubMatic	$267.01M	2.71	$8.88M	$0.31	48.77

Is EGAN or PUBM more profitable?

eGain has a net margin of 6.45% compared to PubMatic's net margin of 5.96%. eGain's return on equity of 9.53% beat PubMatic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eGain	6.45%	9.53%	4.78%
PubMatic	5.96%	6.12%	2.58%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EGAN or PUBM?

53.9% of eGain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of PubMatic shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of eGain shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of PubMatic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PubMatic beats eGain on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.