Haivision Systems (HAI) Competitors

mdf commerce (TSE:MDF) and Haivision Systems (TSE:HAI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Do analysts recommend MDF or HAI?

Haivision Systems has a consensus price target of C$5.75, indicating a potential upside of 21.82%. Given Haivision Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Haivision Systems is more favorable than mdf commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
mdf commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Haivision Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MDF or HAI?

42.5% of mdf commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Haivision Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of mdf commerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.7% of Haivision Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MDF or HAI more profitable?

Haivision Systems has a net margin of 3.63% compared to mdf commerce's net margin of -11.43%. Haivision Systems' return on equity of 4.96% beat mdf commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
mdf commerce	-11.43%	-5.70%	-2.48%
Haivision Systems	3.63%	4.96%	4.06%

Which has more risk & volatility, MDF or HAI?

mdf commerce has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haivision Systems has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MDF or HAI?

Haivision Systems has higher revenue and earnings than mdf commerce. mdf commerce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haivision Systems, 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
mdf commerce	C$123.17M	0.00	-C$14.07M	-C$0.32	N/A
Haivision Systems	C$126.78M	1.06	C$4.60M	C$0.16	29.26

Does the media prefer MDF or HAI?

In the previous week, Haivision Systems had 2 more articles in the media than mdf commerce. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Haivision Systems and 0 mentions for mdf commerce. mdf commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Haivision Systems'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
mdf commerce	Neutral
Haivision Systems	Neutral

Summary

Haivision Systems beats mdf commerce on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.