Baylin Technologies (BYL) Competitors

Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) and Baylin Technologies (TSE:BYL) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QTRH or BYL?

Quarterhill received 163 more outperform votes than Baylin Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.15% of users gave Quarterhill an outperform vote while only 41.05% of users gave Baylin Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quarterhill	Outperform Votes 335 62.15%	Underperform Votes 204 37.85%
Baylin Technologies	Outperform Votes 172 41.05%	Underperform Votes 247 58.95%

Is QTRH or BYL more profitable?

Quarterhill has a net margin of -15.57% compared to Baylin Technologies' net margin of -23.74%. Baylin Technologies' return on equity of 530.67% beat Quarterhill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quarterhill	-15.57%	-17.95%	-2.24%
Baylin Technologies	-23.74%	530.67%	-7.99%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, QTRH or BYL?

Baylin Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quarterhill. Quarterhill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baylin Technologies, 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
Quarterhill	C$143.02M	0.82	-C$22.26M	-C$0.38	-3.75
Baylin Technologies	C$64.95M	0.68	-C$15.42M	-C$0.09	-3.01

Which has more risk and volatility, QTRH or BYL?

Quarterhill has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baylin Technologies has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QTRH or BYL?

3.0% of Quarterhill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Baylin Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Quarterhill shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 74.0% of Baylin Technologies 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.

Does the media prefer QTRH or BYL?

In the previous week, Quarterhill and Quarterhill both had 2 articles in the media. Baylin Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Quarterhill's score of -0.55 indicating that Baylin Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quarterhill	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Baylin Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate QTRH or BYL?

Quarterhill presently has a consensus target price of C$2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Baylin Technologies has a consensus target price of C$0.40, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. Given Baylin Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baylin Technologies is more favorable than Quarterhill.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quarterhill	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Baylin Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Quarterhill beats Baylin Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.