Head-To-Head Comparison: EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) & Oblong (NYSE:OBLG)

Oblong (NYSE:OBLG) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Oblong and EverQuote’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oblong	-158.75%	-89.12%	-69.64%
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%

Risk & Volatility

Oblong has a beta of 3.12, indicating that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oblong and EverQuote”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oblong	$3.81 million	1.23	-$4.38 million	N/A	N/A
EverQuote	$287.92 million	2.71	-$51.29 million	$0.34	64.91

Oblong has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EverQuote.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Oblong shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Oblong shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of EverQuote shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Oblong and EverQuote, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oblong	0	0	0	0	0.00
EverQuote	0	0	5	1	3.17

EverQuote has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential upside of 43.48%. Given EverQuote’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EverQuote is more favorable than Oblong.

Summary

EverQuote beats Oblong on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oblong

Oblong, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides multi-stream collaboration technologies and managed services for video collaboration and network applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Collaboration Products and Managed Services. Its flagship product is Mezzanine that enables visual collaboration across multi-users, multi-screens, multi-devices, and multi-locations for video telepresence, laptop and application sharing, and whiteboard sharing and slides applications. The company also provides managed videoconferencing services; and remote service management, which offers an overlay to enterprise information technology and channel partner support organizations, as well as support and management services for customer video environments. In addition, it provides network solutions, including Cloud Connect: Video that allows its customers to outsource the management of their video traffic to them and provides the customer's office locations with a secure, dedicated video network connection to the Oblong Cloud for video communications; Cloud Connect: Converge, which offers customized multiprotocol label switching solutions; and Cloud Connect: Cross Connect that allows the customer to leverage existing carrier for the extension of a Layer 2 private line to its data center. The company serves a range of industries comprising aerospace, consulting, executive search, broadcast media, legal, insurance, technology, financial services, education, healthcare, real estate, retail, construction, hospitality, and others, as well as government sector. Oblong, Inc. is based in Denver, Colorado.

About EverQuote

EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc., and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc. in November 2014. EverQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.