Head to Head Contrast: Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) vs. mPhase Technologies (OTCMKTS:XDSL)

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) and mPhase Technologies (OTCMKTS:XDSL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Progress Software has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, mPhase Technologies has a beta of -0.88, indicating that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Progress Software and mPhase Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Progress Software	0	2	5	0	2.71
mPhase Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Progress Software currently has a consensus price target of $72.43, indicating a potential upside of 30.71%. Given Progress Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Progress Software is more favorable than mPhase Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Progress Software and mPhase Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Progress Software	$753.41 million	3.19	$68.44 million	$1.56	35.52
mPhase Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than mPhase Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Progress Software and mPhase Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Progress Software	9.08%	41.56%	9.86%
mPhase Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Progress Software beats mPhase Technologies on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Progress Software

Progress Software Corporation develops, deploys, and manages business applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers OpenEdge, an application development platform for running business-critical applications; Chef, a DevOps/DevSecOps automation software; Developer Tools that consists of software development tooling collection, including .NET and JavaScript UI components for web, desktop and mobile applications, reporting and report management tools, and automated testing and mocking tools; Kemp LoadMaster, an application delivery and security product offering cloud-native, and virtual and hardware load balancers; and Sitefinity, a digital experience platform foundation delivering intelligent and ROI-driving tools for marketers. It also provides MOVEit, a managed file transfer software for managing and controlling the movement of sensitive files and securing them both at-rest and in-transit; DataDirect, a secure data connectivity tools for Relational, NoSQL, Big Data and SaaS data sources; WhatsUp Gold, a network infrastructure monitoring software providing complete visibility of all network devices, servers, virtual machines, and cloud and wireless environments to find and fix network problems; Flowmon, a network security and visibility product with automated response across hybrid cloud ecosystems; Corticon, a decision automation platform to transform user experiences by streamlining and automating complex business rules; MarkLogic, a data agility platform to connect data and metadata; and Semaphore, a Semantic AI platform. The company offers project management, implementation, custom software development, programming, and other services, as well as web-enable applications; and training services. It sells its products to end users, independent software vendors, original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, value added resellers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

About mPhase Technologies

mPhase Technologies, Inc. provides artificial intelligence and machine learning focused technology products and related services. It offers mPower EV Charging Network; and Consumer Engagement Platform to understand behavior patterns of consumers and allows the retailers to make these just in time offers available to the end consumer as they travel. mPhase Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.