LiveVox (NASDAQ:LVOX – Get Rating) and MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
LiveVox has a beta of -1.02, indicating that its stock price is 202% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 2.86, indicating that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares LiveVox and MGT Capital Investments' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LiveVox | $136.02 million | 2.04 | -$37.47 million | ($0.40) | -6.93 |
| MGT Capital Investments | $880,000.00 | 5.35 | -$1.54 million | N/A | N/A |
MGT Capital Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveVox.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.8% of LiveVox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of LiveVox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares LiveVox and MGT Capital Investments' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LiveVox | -27.55% | -36.02% | -20.44% |
| MGT Capital Investments | -2,045.69% | -326.62% | -755.96% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for LiveVox and MGT Capital Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LiveVox | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| MGT Capital Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LiveVox presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. Given LiveVox's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LiveVox is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.
Summary
LiveVox beats MGT Capital Investments on 8 of the 11 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 MGT Capital Investments
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MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business. It solves complex mathematical problems using custom designed and programmed application-specific integrated circuit computers. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
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