Exela Technologies (NASDAQ:XELA – Get Rating) and Logiq (OTCMKTS:LGIQ – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Exela Technologies has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logiq has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.4% of Exela Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of Logiq shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Exela Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Logiq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Exela Technologies and Logiq, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Exela Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 39,191.22%. Given Exela Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Exela Technologies is more favorable than Logiq.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Exela Technologies and Logiq's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Logiq has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Exela Technologies. Logiq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Exela Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Exela Technologies beats Logiq on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Exela Technologies

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Exela Technologies, Inc. (Exela), formerly Quinpario Acquisition Corp. 2, is engaged in providing information and transaction processing solutions. The Company's segments include Information and Transaction Processing Solutions (ITPS), Healthcare Solutions (HS) and Legal & Loss Prevention Services (LLPS). ITPS provides industry solutions for banking and financial services, including lending solutions for mortgages, banking solutions for clearing, anti-money laundering, sanctions, cross-border settlement; property and casualty insurance solutions for enrollments, and communications. The HS segment offerings include integrated accounts payable and accounts receivable, and information management for both the healthcare payer and provider markets. The LLPS segment solutions include processing of legal claims for class action and mass action settlement administrations, involving project management support, notification and collection, analysis, and distribution of settlement funds.

About Logiq

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Logiq, Inc. provides e-commerce, m-commerce, and fintech solutions. It operates through the DataLogiq and AppLogiq segments. The DataLogiq segment provides generation and e-commerce marketing solutions across vertical industries that include home repair, insurance, and mortgage lending. It also offers a holistic, self-serve e-commerce marketing platform. The AppLogiq segment enables small and medium sized businesses to create and deploy a native mobile app for their business without technical knowledge or background. AppLogiq empowers businesses to reach customers, increase sales, manage logistics, and promote their products and services. The company was founded on November 16, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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