Merida Merger Corp. I (MCMJ) Competitors

SeaChange International (NASDAQ:SEAC) and Merida Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ:MCMJ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, SEAC or MCMJ?

SeaChange International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merida Merger Corp. I has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SEAC or MCMJ more profitable?

SeaChange International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Merida Merger Corp. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SeaChange International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Merida Merger Corp. I	N/A	-122.92%	-4.64%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SEAC or MCMJ?

76.2% of Merida Merger Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of SeaChange International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Merida Merger Corp. I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SEAC or MCMJ?

Merida Merger Corp. I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SeaChange International.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SeaChange International	$32.76M	0.41	-$11.40M	N/A	N/A
Merida Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A	-$1.87M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEAC or MCMJ?

SeaChange International received 307 more outperform votes than Merida Merger Corp. I when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Merida Merger Corp. I an outperform vote while only 52.83% of users gave SeaChange International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SeaChange International	Outperform Votes 308 52.83%	Underperform Votes 275 47.17%
Merida Merger Corp. I	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media prefer SEAC or MCMJ?

In the previous week, SeaChange International had 1 more articles in the media than Merida Merger Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SeaChange International and 0 mentions for Merida Merger Corp. I. SeaChange International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Merida Merger Corp. I'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SeaChange International	Neutral
Merida Merger Corp. I	Neutral

Summary

SeaChange International beats Merida Merger Corp. I on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.