Contrasting Oracle Co. Japan (OTCMKTS:OCLCF) and IDEX Biometrics ASA (OTCMKTS:IDXAF)

IDEX Biometrics ASA (OTCMKTS:IDXAF) and Oracle Co. Japan (OTCMKTS:OCLCF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for IDEX Biometrics ASA and Oracle Co. Japan, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDEX Biometrics ASA	0	0	0	0	N/A
Oracle Co. Japan	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.5% of Oracle Co. Japan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of IDEX Biometrics ASA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares IDEX Biometrics ASA and Oracle Co. Japan”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDEX Biometrics ASA	$4.09 million	0.06	-$32.66 million	($0.03)	-0.01
Oracle Co. Japan	N/A	N/A	N/A	$235.64	0.42

Oracle Co. Japan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IDEX Biometrics ASA. IDEX Biometrics ASA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oracle Co. Japan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares IDEX Biometrics ASA and Oracle Co. Japan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDEX Biometrics ASA	-592.76%	-156.35%	-114.49%
Oracle Co. Japan	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oracle Co. Japan beats IDEX Biometrics ASA on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IDEX Biometrics ASA

IDEX Biometrics ASA, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and sells fingerprint authentication solutions in Norway, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's fingerprint authentication solutions are used primarily in contactless financial payment, access control, and smart cards, as well as card-based devices for the storage of digital currencies. It primarily serves manufacturers of smart cards for financial payment applications and biometric payment card markets. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About Oracle Co. Japan

Oracle Corporation Japan engages in the development and sale of software and hardware products and solutions in Japan. It operates through three segments: Cloud and License, Hardware Systems, and Services. The company sells software solutions, such as relational database management software, middleware, and applications; hardware, including servers, storage devices, and network devices for use in building and operating IT environments, such as cloud computing environments; and cloud services through Internet and other networks, as well as provides software license renewal rights and technical support. It offers technical support, maintenance, and repair of hardware products; and consulting and customer support services. In addition, the company provides Oracle database, Java, Linux, NoSQL, servers and storage, Exadata, and MySQL solutions; and Oracle cloud infrastructure, which include compute, storage, networking, Big data, AI and Machine Learning, analytics and BI, Big data, cloud regions, compliance, containers and functions, cost management and governance, data lake, developer, database, content management, DevOps, government and hybrid cloud, integration, observability and management, Microsoft Azure partnership, VMware, and security. Further, the company offers cloud applications, such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain and manufacturing, human capital management, customer experience, and fusion data intelligence platform, as well as NetSuite. It serves automotive, communications, construction and engineering, consumer package goods, education, financial services, food and beverage, government, healthcare, technology, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, oil and gas, life sciences, media and entertainment, public safety, retail, energy and water, travel, transportation, and professional services sectors. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Oracle Corporation Japan operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Japan Holding Inc.