Analyzing Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) & Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR)

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) and Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Radware has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Networks has a beta of -1.01, meaning that its share price is 201% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.1% of Radware shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Radware shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Radware and Viper Networks”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Radware	$261.29 million	3.51	-$21.59 million	($0.46)	-47.54
Viper Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Viper Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Radware.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Radware and Viper Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radware	0	1	1	0	2.50
Viper Networks	0	0	0	0	N/A

Radware presently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.17%. Given Radware’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Radware is more favorable than Viper Networks.

Profitability

This table compares Radware and Viper Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radware	-4.73%	-0.72%	-0.40%
Viper Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Radware beats Viper Networks on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Radware

Radware Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets cyber security and application delivery solutions for cloud, on-premises, and software defined data centers worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Radware’s Core Business and The Hawks’ Business. It offers DefensePro provides automated DDoS protection; Radware Kubernetes, a web application firewall solution; and Cyber Controller, a unified solution for management, configuration, and attack lifecycle. The company also provides Alteon, an application delivery and security solution that manages application traffic across cloud and data center locations for optimizing availability and performance; and LinkProof NG, a multi-homing and enterprise gateway solution. In addition, it offers ERT Security Updates Subscription that provides protection from network elements, hosts, and applications; ERT Active Attackers Feed, a threat intelligence feed to protect against DDoS threats; ERT Protection Packages; Alteon Global Elastic License, a purchasing and deployment subscription; MSSP Portal, a DDoS detection and mitigation service portal; Location-based Mitigation that enables network traffic based on the geolocation mapping of IP subnets; and Cloud DDoS Protection Service, which offers a range of enterprise-grade DDoS protection services in the cloud. Further, the company provides Cloud Web DDoS Protection, Cloud WAF Service, Bot Manager, Cloud-Native Protector, and Cloud Application Protection Services, as well as technical support, professional, managed, and training and certification services. It sells its products primarily to independent distributors, including value added resellers, original equipment manufacturers, and system integrators. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

About Viper Networks

Viper Networks, Inc. manufactures and distributes LED lighting products. The company provides CyberGrab; Vnet, a communication application; Viper unified communications platform for carriers and providers; VRoom; parking lot lightings system; and solar power and telecom systems, as well as intelligent lighting solutions with camera, sensor, and wireless technologies. Its products are used in street, roadway, security, parking lot, and billboard lighting. Viper Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Troy, Michigan.