Comparing BOX (NYSE:BOX) & HeartCore Enterprises (NASDAQ:HTCR)

HeartCore Enterprises (NASDAQ:HTCR) and BOX (NYSE:BOX) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares HeartCore Enterprises and BOX”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HeartCore Enterprises	$8.97 million	0.34	$5.79 million	($4.21)	-0.47
BOX	$1.18 billion	3.93	$115.38 million	$0.69	48.87

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than HeartCore Enterprises. HeartCore Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of HeartCore Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of HeartCore Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of BOX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

HeartCore Enterprises has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares HeartCore Enterprises and BOX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HeartCore Enterprises	15.42%	-138.90%	-53.97%
BOX	10.59%	-20.97%	4.47%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for HeartCore Enterprises and BOX, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HeartCore Enterprises	1	1	0	0	1.50
BOX	1	5	3	0	2.22

BOX has a consensus target price of $37.80, suggesting a potential upside of 12.09%. Given BOX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BOX is more favorable than HeartCore Enterprises.

Summary

BOX beats HeartCore Enterprises on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HeartCore Enterprises

HeartCore Enterprises, Inc., a software development company, provides Software as a Service solutions to enterprise customers in Japan and internationally. Its customer experience management platform includes marketing, sales, service, and content management systems, as well as other tools and integrations, which enable companies to enhance the customer experience and drive engagement. The company also operates a digital transformation business that offers customers with robotics process automation, process mining, and task mining to accelerate the digital transformation of enterprises. In addition, it provides consulting services; and education, services, and support solutions. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About BOX

Box, Inc. engages in the provision of an enterprise content platform that enables organizations to securely manage enterprise content while allowing easy, secure access and sharing of this content from anywhere, on any device. Its products include cloud content management, IT and admin controls, Box Governance, Box Zones, Box Relay, Box Shuttle, and Box KeySafe. The company was founded by Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Jeff Queisser, and Sam Ghods in March 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.