Head to Head Analysis: Beyond Commerce (OTCMKTS:BYOC) and Ooma (NYSE:OOMA)

Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) and Beyond Commerce (OTCMKTS:BYOC) 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 earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.4% of Ooma shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Ooma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Beyond Commerce shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ooma and Beyond Commerce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ooma	$248.16 million	1.61	-$830,000.00	($0.19)	-78.53
Beyond Commerce	$3.56 million	0.93	-$2.28 million	N/A	N/A

Ooma has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond Commerce.

Profitability

This table compares Ooma and Beyond Commerce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ooma	-2.04%	-2.22%	-1.13%
Beyond Commerce	-80.93%	N/A	-66.09%

Volatility & Risk

Ooma has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond Commerce has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Ooma and Beyond Commerce, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ooma	0	1	4	0	2.80
Beyond Commerce	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ooma presently has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.21%. Given Ooma’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ooma is more favorable than Beyond Commerce.

Summary

Ooma beats Beyond Commerce on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ooma

Ooma, Inc. provides communications services and related technologies for businesses and consumers in the United States and Canada. The company's products and services include Ooma Office, a cloud-based multi-user communications system for small and medium-sized businesses; Ooma Connect, which delivers fixed wireless internet connectivity; and Ooma Enterprise, a unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) solution. It also provides Ooma AirDial, a plain old telephone service; PureVoice HD, a residential phone services; Ooma basic that provides unlimited personal calling within the United States; and Ooma Premier, a suite of advanced calling features on a monthly or annual subscription basis. In addition, the company offers Ooma Telo, a home communications solution designed to serve as the primary phone line in the home; Ooma Telo Air, a wireless Ooma Telo with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; and Ooma Telo LTE, which combines the Ooma Telo base station with the Ooma LTE Adapter and battery back-up. Further, it provides Ooma Mobile HD app that allows users to make and receive phone calls and access Ooma features and settings; 2600Hz provides business communication applications; Talkatone mobile app; and OnSIP, an UCaaS solutions. The company offers its products through direct sales, distributors, retailers, and resellers, as well as online and sale representatives. Ooma, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

About Beyond Commerce

Beyond Commerce, Inc. engages in the business-to-business Internet marketing technology and services, and information management market businesses. It offers content, business process management, customer feedback management, customer experience management, business network, and BYOC analytics services. The company was formerly known as BOOMj, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Commerce, Inc. in February 2009. Beyond Commerce, Inc. is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.