Contrasting Agent Information Software (AIFS) and Its Rivals

Agent Information Software (OTCMKTS:AIFS) is one of 148 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Agent Information Software to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.8% of Agent Information Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Agent Information Software and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agent Information Software	4.65%	N/A	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	-142.79%	-1,811.04%	-8.20%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Agent Information Software and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agent Information Software	0	0	0	0	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	818	4340	5922	138	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 14.58%. Given Agent Information Software’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agent Information Software has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Agent Information Software and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agent Information Software	$5.41 million	$200,000.00	26.01
Agent Information Software Competitors	$5.67 billion	$9.50 million	3.31

Agent Information Software’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Agent Information Software. Agent Information Software is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Agent Information Software has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agent Information Software’s competitors have a beta of 1.18, indicating that their average share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Agent Information Software pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Agent Information Software pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 38.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Agent Information Software competitors beat Agent Information Software on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Agent Information Software Company Profile

Agent Information Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and services used to create, manage, publish, and access information content via Internet or Web. It offers its software products and services to customers in the library community in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.