Fennec Pharmaceuticals (FRX) Competitors

Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) (TSE:ABT) and Fennec Pharmaceuticals (TSE:FRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABT or FRX?

Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) received 204 more outperform votes than Fennec Pharmaceuticals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.59% of users gave Fennec Pharmaceuticals an outperform vote while only 67.77% of users gave Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)	Outperform Votes 307 67.77%	Underperform Votes 146 32.23%
Fennec Pharmaceuticals	Outperform Votes 103 69.59%	Underperform Votes 45 30.41%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ABT or FRX?

Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) has higher revenue and earnings than Fennec Pharmaceuticals. Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fennec Pharmaceuticals, 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
Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)	C$104.67M	0.00	C$10.04M	C$0.24	N/A
Fennec Pharmaceuticals	C$48.89M	3.16	C$2.73M	C$0.10	56.50

Is ABT or FRX more profitable?

Fennec Pharmaceuticals has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)'s net margin of 0.00%. Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Fennec Pharmaceuticals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fennec Pharmaceuticals	5.59%	-1,005.59%	8.88%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABT or FRX?

52.8% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Fennec Pharmaceuticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ABT or FRX?

In the previous week, Fennec Pharmaceuticals had 3 more articles in the media than Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fennec Pharmaceuticals and 1 mentions for Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO). Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Fennec Pharmaceuticals' score of -0.41 indicating that Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fennec Pharmaceuticals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Absolute Software Co. (ABT.TO) beats Fennec Pharmaceuticals on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.