Comparing SaverOne 2014 (NASDAQ:SVRE) & ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSC)

ScanSource (NASDAQ:SCSC) and SaverOne 2014 (NASDAQ:SVRE) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ScanSource and SaverOne 2014, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanSource	0	3	0	0	2.00
SaverOne 2014	1	1	0	0	1.50

ScanSource currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 21.75%. Given ScanSource’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ScanSource is more favorable than SaverOne 2014.

Profitability

This table compares ScanSource and SaverOne 2014’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScanSource	2.38%	9.35%	4.82%
SaverOne 2014	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.9% of ScanSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of SaverOne 2014 shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of ScanSource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ScanSource and SaverOne 2014″s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanSource	$3.04 billion	0.37	$71.55 million	$3.30	16.65
SaverOne 2014	$290,000.00	36.62	-$8.55 million	N/A	N/A

ScanSource has higher revenue and earnings than SaverOne 2014.

Volatility & Risk

ScanSource has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SaverOne 2014 has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ScanSource beats SaverOne 2014 on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ScanSource

ScanSource, Inc. engages in the distribution of technology products and solutions in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. It operates through two segments, Specialty Technology Solutions and Modern Communications & Cloud. The Specialty Technology Solutions segment provides a portfolio of solutions primarily for enterprise mobile computing, data capture, barcode printing, point of sale (POS), payments, networking, electronic physical security, cyber security, and other technologies. This segment offers data capture and POS solutions to automate the collection, processing, and communication of information for commercial and industrial applications, including retail sales, distribution, shipping, inventory control, materials handling, warehouse management, and health care applications. It also provides electronic physical security products, such as identification, access control, video surveillance, and intrusion-related devices; networking products comprising wireless and networking infrastructure products; other software-as-a-service (SaaS) products; and engages in hardware rental activities. The Modern Communications & Cloud segment offers a portfolio of solutions primarily for communications technologies and services comprising voice, video conferencing, wireless, data networking, cybersecurity, cable, unified communications and collaboration, cloud, and technology services, as well as IP networks and other solutions for various vertical markets, such as education, healthcare, and government. The company serves manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, retail and e-commerce, hospitality, transportation and logistics, government, education and healthcare, and other industries. ScanSource, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

About SaverOne 2014

SaverOne 2014 Ltd, a technology company, engages in the design, development, and commercialization of transportation and safety solutions to save lives by preventing car accidents. The company is developing SaverOne Driver Distraction Prevention Solution system, an advanced driver safety solution that can identify and monitor mobile phones located in the driver's vicinity and selectively block use of life-threatening applications; and solutions for detection of vulnerable road users. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.