Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV – Get Free Report) and SMC Entertainment (OTCMKTS:SMCE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Brightcove and SMC Entertainment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brightcove | $201.19 million | 1.00 | -$22.89 million | ($0.21) | -21.19 |
| SMC Entertainment | N/A | N/A | -$1.56 million | ($0.01) | -0.12 |
SMC Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brightcove. Brightcove is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SMC Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brightcove | -4.57% | -9.46% | -4.20% |
| SMC Entertainment | N/A | N/A | -5,893.58% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Brightcove and SMC Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brightcove | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| SMC Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Brightcove currently has a consensus price target of $3.98, indicating a potential downside of 10.67%. Given Brightcove’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Brightcove is more favorable than SMC Entertainment.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
80.1% of Brightcove shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Brightcove shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of SMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Brightcove has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC Entertainment has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
About Brightcove
Brightcove Inc. provides cloud-based streaming services the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Japan, India, and the Middle East. It offers Video Cloud, an online video streaming platform that enables its customers to publish, deliver, and distribute high-quality video to internet-connected devices. The company’s solutions and products comprise Brightcove Marketing Studio, a video streaming solution; Brightcove Communications Studio for marketers and corporate communications professionals; Brightcove Media Studio, a solution for over-the-top (OTT) video services, media publishers, and leading broadcasters to monetize their media, live stream at scale, and nurture their audience lifecycle; Brightcove Audience Insights, a customer data platform for video streaming businesses; Zencoder, a cloud-based video encoding service; and Brightcove Beacon, a platform that enables its customers to launch premium OTT video streaming experiences, as well as Brightcove Marketplace. It also provides ad monetization; professional; customer success, support, and documentation; online and onsite training; and video.js and developer solutions. The company serves media companies, broadcasters, digital publishers, sports and entertainment companies, fashion and hospitality brands, faith-based institutions, retail and e-commerce businesses, and technology organizations, as well as government agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. Brightcove Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About SMC Entertainment
SMC Entertainment, Inc. focuses on the acquisition and support of financial technology companies in the United States. The company develops and provides technology that combines artificial intelligence (AI) /machine learning (ML) driven Quantitative investing (IQ Engine) with AI-enabled wealth management tools; and offers IQ Engine, an AI driven contextual analyzer that creates a repository of various equity research. It markets a software-as-a-service (SaaS) proprietary platform for certified public accountants, financial institutions, and registered investment advisors. The company was formerly known as SMC Recordings, Inc. and changed its name to SMC Entertainment, Inc. in May 2011. SMC Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
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