Analyzing Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI)

Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Smith Micro Software and Agilysys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith Micro Software	1	0	1	0	2.00
Agilysys	0	3	5	0	2.62

Smith Micro Software presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 338.60%. Agilysys has a consensus target price of $124.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.89%. Given Smith Micro Software’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Smith Micro Software is more favorable than Agilysys.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. 34.7% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Agilysys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Smith Micro Software and Agilysys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith Micro Software	-92.60%	-44.59%	-31.78%
Agilysys	12.99%	11.94%	8.20%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Smith Micro Software and Agilysys”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smith Micro Software	$17.36 million	0.92	-$29.33 million	($3.52)	-0.81
Agilysys	$319.31 million	9.84	$38.79 million	$1.51	73.75

Agilysys has higher revenue and earnings than Smith Micro Software. Smith Micro Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Agilysys beats Smith Micro Software on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smith Micro Software

Smith Micro Software, Inc. engages in the development and sale of software to enhance the mobile experience to wireless and cable service providers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers SafePath Family, SafePath IoT, SafePath Home, and SafePath Premium product suite, which provides tools to protect digital lifestyles and manage connected devices inside and outside the home; and CommSuite, a messaging platform that helps mobile service provides deliver a next-generation voicemail experience to mobile subscribers, as well as enables multi-language voice-to-text (VTT) transcription messaging. It also offers ViewSpot, a retail display management platform that provides on-screen and interactive demos to wireless carriers and other smartphone retailers; and technical support and customer services. Smith Micro Software, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. operates as a developer and marketer of software-enabled solutions and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers software solutions fully integrated with third party hardware and operating systems; cloud applications, support, and maintenance; subscription and maintenance; and professional services. The company’s hospitality software solutions include hospitality experience cloud offers solution ecosystems that combine core operational systems for property management, point-of-sale (POS), and inventory and procurement; and Hospitality Solution Studios. Its food and beverage ecosystem solutions comprise InfoGenesis POS; IG Kiosk; IG Flex; IG KDS; IG OnDemand; IG Fly; IG Quick Pay; IG Smart Menu; IG Digital Menu Board; IG PanOptic AI-powered self-checkout kiosk; Pay, a payment processing solution; eCash for cashless tender; gift card solution; and Analyze, a cloud-based data analytic platform. The company’s inventory and procurement ecosystem solutions include Eatec solution and Stratton Warren System; LMS, a on-premise or hosted, web and mobile-enabled PMS solution; Versa, a hospitality solution; and Stay, a cloud-native SaaS property management system. Its hospitality and leisure and experience enhancer solutions comprise Book, Express Kiosk and Express Mobile for check-in and check-out; Spa software; Golf; Sales & Catering; Service; Authorize; DataMagine; Reserve solution; Digital Marketing solution; Retail POS solution; Central Reservations; Loyalty & Promotions; Membership; Residence Management; and Guest App. It serves hotels, resorts and cruise lines, casinos, corporate food service management, restaurants, universities, stadiums, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.