JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG – Get Free Report) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares JFrog and SoundThinking’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JFrog | -7.35% | -2.71% | -1.80% |
| SoundThinking | -16.92% | -23.77% | -12.90% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for JFrog and SoundThinking, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JFrog | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2.87 |
| SoundThinking | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares JFrog and SoundThinking”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JFrog | $531.84 million | 21.56 | -$71.82 million | ($0.37) | -251.35 |
| SoundThinking | $97.96 million | 0.77 | -$9.42 million | ($1.29) | -4.51 |
SoundThinking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JFrog. JFrog is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SoundThinking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
JFrog has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
85.0% of JFrog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of JFrog shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of SoundThinking shares are owned 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.
Summary
JFrog beats SoundThinking on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JFrog
JFrog Ltd. provides end-to-end hybrid software supply chain platform in the United States, Israel, India, and internationally. The company offers JFrog Artifactory, a package repository that allows teams and organizations to store, update, and manage their software packages; JFrog Curation that functions as a guardian outside the software development pipeline, controlling the admission of packages into an organization, primarily from open source or public repositories; JFrog Xray, which scans JFrog Artifactory to secure all software packages; JFrog Advanced Security, an optional add-on for select JFrog subscriptions; and JFrog Distribution that provides software package distribution. It also provides JFrog Artifactory Edge that utilizes and leverages metadata from JFrog Artifactory to facilitate the transfer of the incremental changes in software packages from their previous versions; JFrog Mission Control, a platform control panel that provides a view of moving pieces of an organization’s software supply chain workflow; JFrog Insight, a DevOps intelligence tool; JFrog Connect, a device management solution that allows companies to manage software updates and monitor performance in IoT device fleets; and JFrog Pipelines, a continuous integration and delivery tool for automating and orchestrating the movement of software packages. In addition, the company provides JFrog Pro that provides access to the universal version of JFrog Artifactory and ongoing updates, upgrades, and bug fixes; JFrog Pro X, a self-hosted-only subscription; JFrog Enterprise X, which offers cluster configuration, federated repositories, multi-region replication, larger enterprise-scale deployments, service-level agreement support, and deeper security; and JFrog Enterprise Plus, a full platform subscription option. It serves technology, financial services, retail, healthcare, and telecommunications organizations. JFrog Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
About SoundThinking
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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