Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC) Competitors

Magic Software Enterprises (NASDAQ:MGIC) and Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is MGIC or WB a better dividend stock?

Magic Software Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Weibo pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Magic Software Enterprises pays out 86.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weibo pays out 69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weibo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer MGIC or WB?

In the previous week, Weibo had 2 more articles in the media than Magic Software Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Weibo and 4 mentions for Magic Software Enterprises. Magic Software Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Weibo's score of 0.88 indicating that Magic Software Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Magic Software Enterprises	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weibo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MGIC or WB?

24.7% of Magic Software Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Weibo shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Magic Software Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of Weibo 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.

Is MGIC or WB more profitable?

Weibo has a net margin of 21.30% compared to Magic Software Enterprises' net margin of 6.49%. Magic Software Enterprises' return on equity of 15.42% beat Weibo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magic Software Enterprises	6.49%	15.42%	8.66%
Weibo	21.30%	11.03%	5.35%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MGIC or WB?

Weibo has higher revenue and earnings than Magic Software Enterprises. Weibo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magic Software Enterprises, 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
Magic Software Enterprises	$552.52M	1.15	$37.03M	$0.75	17.27
Weibo	$1.75B	1.30	$342.60M	$1.16	8.09

Do analysts rate MGIC or WB?

Magic Software Enterprises presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.55%. Weibo has a consensus price target of $9.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Given Magic Software Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Magic Software Enterprises is more favorable than Weibo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magic Software Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Weibo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGIC or WB?

Weibo received 315 more outperform votes than Magic Software Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.89% of users gave Weibo an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave Magic Software Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Magic Software Enterprises	Outperform Votes 305 61.37%	Underperform Votes 192 38.63%
Weibo	Outperform Votes 620 68.89%	Underperform Votes 280 31.11%

Which has more volatility and risk, MGIC or WB?

Magic Software Enterprises has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weibo has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Weibo beats Magic Software Enterprises on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.