Invent Ventures (OTCMKTS:IDEA – Free Report) and BOS Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC – Free Report) are both small-cap financial companies, but which stock is better? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Insider and institutional ownership
15.1% of BOS Better Online Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of Invent Ventures shares are owned by company insiders. For comparison, 4.3% of BOS Better Online Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large asset managers, hedge funds, and foundations believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and volatility
Invent Ventures has a beta of -33.21, meaning its stock price is 3.421% less volatile than the S&P 500. For comparison, BOS Better Online Solutions has a beta of 0.85, meaning its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
profitability
This table compares the net margins, return on equity and return on assets of Invent Ventures and BOS Better Online Solutions.
| Net margins | Return on equity | Return on total assets | |
| Inventive ventures | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BOS Better online solutions | 4.82% | 11.17% | 6.41% |
Valuation and yield
This table compares the gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS), and valuation of Invent Ventures and BOS Better Online Solutions.
| Gross revenue | Price/sales ratio | Net income | Earnings per share | Price-earnings ratio | |
| Inventive ventures | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| BOS Better online solutions | 43.33 million US dollars | 0.37 | $2.01 million | $0.36 | 7.69 |
BOS Better Online Solutions has higher revenues and profits than Invent Ventures.
Analyst recommendations
This is a breakdown of the latest ratings and price targets for Invent Ventures and BOS Better Online Solutions, provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sales ratings | Keep ratings | Buy reviews | Strong buy recommendations | Evaluation result | |
| Inventive ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| BOS Better online solutions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
BOS Better Online Solutions has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 80.51%. Given BOS Better Online Solutions’ likely higher upside, analysts clearly believe that BOS Better Online Solutions is cheaper than Invent Ventures.
Summary
BOS Better Online Solutions beats Invent Ventures on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Invent Ventures
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Invent Ventures, Inc., formerly known as Los Angeles Syndicate of Technology, Inc., is a venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed and startup capital, growth capital, and early-stage investments. The firm prefers to invest in technology companies, including web-based software, digital media, mobile applications, social media, consumer internet, online advertising, and health technology. It prefers to invest in the greater Los Angeles area of the United States. The firm seeks to invest up to $0.25 million. Invent Ventures, Inc. was founded on August 18, 2005, and is based in Santa Monica, California.
About BOS Better Online Solutions
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BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. provides intelligent robotics, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and supply chain solutions to businesses worldwide. The Intelligent Robotics division offers customized machines for industrial automation and assembly of products and packaging that provide technological solutions. The RFID division offers hardware products such as thermal and barcode printers, RFID and barcode scanners and readers, wireless, mobile and forklift terminals, wireless infrastructure, active and passive RFID tags, tapes, labels and tags and RFID systems for libraries. It also develops Warehouse Management System, a data collection solution for logistics management in logistics centers and warehouses, RFID based systems for inventory tracking in a fruit and vegetable packing house, automatic systems for industrial packaging lines, automatic production line tracking systems and automatic vehicle identification and tracking systems for transportation related environments. Additionally, this division offers maintenance and repair services for data collection equipment, as well as warehouse and on-site service plans, on-site inventory counting services in various fields, and asset tagging and counting services for companies and government entities. The Supply Chain Division offers electromechanical components, electronic components, communications products, and component consolidation services for aerospace, defense, and other industries. This segment also provides inventory and quality control management for components entering production lines, as well as inventory management services for ongoing projects, including warehouse functions. The company sells its products through direct sales and sales agents, as well as through distributors. BOS Better Online Solutions Ltd. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
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