Reviewing BOX (NYSE:BOX) & Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE)

BOX (NYSE:BOX) and Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Audioeye shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of BOX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Audioeye shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

BOX has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Audioeye has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BOX and Audioeye”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BOX	$1.18 billion	2.92	$115.38 million	$0.65	38.19
Audioeye	$41.13 million	1.94	-$3.08 million	($0.29)	-21.98

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than Audioeye. Audioeye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares BOX and Audioeye’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BOX	10.35%	-24.19%	4.66%
Audioeye	-9.05%	71.24%	11.35%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BOX and Audioeye, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BOX	1	5	3	0	2.22
Audioeye	1	1	4	0	2.50

BOX currently has a consensus price target of $35.33, indicating a potential upside of 42.35%. Audioeye has a consensus price target of $14.63, indicating a potential upside of 129.45%. Given Audioeye’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Audioeye is more favorable than BOX.

About BOX

Box, Inc. engages in the provision of an enterprise content platform that enables organizations to securely manage enterprise content while allowing easy, secure access and sharing of this content from anywhere, on any device. Its products include cloud content management, IT and admin controls, Box Governance, Box Zones, Box Relay, Box Shuttle, and Box KeySafe. The company was founded by Aaron Levie, Dylan Smith, Jeff Queisser, and Sam Ghods in March 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

About Audioeye

AudioEye, Inc. provides patented, internet content publication, distribution software, and related services to Internet and other media to people regardless of their device, location, or disabilities in the United States. Its software and services enable conversion of digital content into accessible formats and allows for real time distribution to end users on any Internet connected device. The company offers AudioEye, an always-on testing, remediation, and monitoring solution that improves conformance with web content accessibility guidelines; identifies and fixes the accessibility errors and addresses a range of disabilities, including dyslexia, color blindness, epilepsy, and others; and provides additional solutions to provide for enhanced compliance and accessibility, including periodic auditing, human assisted technological remediations, and legal support services, as well as PDF remediation services, Native Mobile App and audit reports to help customers with their digital accessibility needs. The company serves small- and medium-sized businesses, corporate enterprises, non-profit organizations, and federal government agencies, as well as federal, state, and local governments and agencies through content management system partners, platform and agency partners, authorized resellers, and the marketplace. AudioEye, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.