Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON – Get Free Report) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Neonode and SS&C Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Neonode | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| SS&C Technologies | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.78 |
Neonode presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 256.93%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus target price of $96.13, indicating a potential upside of 39.01%. Given Neonode’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Neonode is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Neonode | 411.88% | -37.98% | -32.59% |
| SS&C Technologies | 12.65% | 20.15% | 7.05% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
11.6% of Neonode shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Neonode shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Neonode and SS&C Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Neonode | $2.06 million | 13.69 | $8.49 million | ($0.32) | -5.25 |
| SS&C Technologies | $6.41 billion | 2.60 | $796.90 million | $3.23 | 21.41 |
SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Neonode. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Neonode has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SS&C Technologies beats Neonode on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Neonode
Neonode Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops optical sensing solutions for contactless touch, touch, and gesture sensing in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, China, and internationally. It also offers software solutions for machine perception to detect and track persons and objects in video streams from cameras and other types of imagers. In addition, the company sells touch sensor modules to OEMs, original design manufacturers, and systems integrators. Further, it licenses its zForce technology to original equipment manufacturers and automotive Tier 1 suppliers, as well as provides non-recurring engineering services related to application development. It serves office equipment, automotive, industrial automation, medical, military, and avionics markets. Neonode Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.
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