LiveVox (NASDAQ:LVOX – Get Rating) and Agent Information Software (OTCMKTS:AIFS – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
LiveVox has a beta of -0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agent Information Software has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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88.6% of LiveVox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Agent Information Software shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of LiveVox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares LiveVox and Agent Information Software's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LiveVox | -36.83% | -39.24% | -23.44% |
| Agent Information Software | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares LiveVox and Agent Information Software's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LiveVox | $119.23 million | 2.76 | -$103.19 million | ($0.51) | -6.45 |
| Agent Information Software | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Agent Information Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveVox.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for LiveVox and Agent Information Software, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LiveVox | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Agent Information Software | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LiveVox currently has a consensus price target of $5.92, suggesting a potential upside of 79.84%. Given LiveVox's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiveVox is more favorable than Agent Information Software.
Summary
LiveVox beats Agent Information Software on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LiveVox
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LiveVox, Inc. develops and provides cloud contact center software for businesses. Its products include Four Clouds, an outbound voice solution that enables to manage regulatory requirements with the option of three manual and one automated outbound dialing system; bundles, including two-way messaging, outbound campaigns and compliance, speech analytics, inbound contact center, and cloud interactive voice response (IVR) solutions; inbound voice solutions, which comprise automatic call distributor, IVR, and wallboards; and blended omnichannel solutions, such as voice, email, SMS, virtual agents, and webchat. The company also offers CRM, which leverages unified customer profiles to create, facilitate, and manages digital engagement; Workforce Optimization, that helps contact centers to measure and manage agent workforce; and SpeechIQ, an AI-driven speech analytics solution to promote compliance, productivity, and quality in contact centers. It serves financial services, teleservices, healthcare, telecom, customer care, BPO, and collection industries. The company has a strategic partnership with Telarus. LiveVox, Inc. was formerly known as Tools For Health, Inc. and changed its name to LiveVox, Inc. in June 2006. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in San Francisco, California. LiveVox, Inc. has additional locations in Atlanta, Georgia; Bengaluru, India; Denver, Colorado; Medellin, Colombia; New York, New York; St. Louis, Missouri; and Columbus, Ohio.
About Agent Information Software
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Agent Information Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and services used to create, manage, publish, and access information content through Internet or Web. It offers its software products and services to customers in the library community market in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
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