Comparing N-able (NYSE:NABL) and iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT)

N-able (NYSE:NABL) and iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

N-able has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iEntertainment Network has a beta of -3.95, indicating that its share price is 495% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares N-able and iEntertainment Network’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
N-able	$449.18 million	5.15	$23.41 million	$0.14	89.50
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

N-able has higher revenue and earnings than iEntertainment Network.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for N-able and iEntertainment Network, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N-able	0	2	2	0	2.50
iEntertainment Network	0	0	0	0	N/A

N-able currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.70%. Given N-able’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe N-able is more favorable than iEntertainment Network.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.3% of N-able shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of N-able shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of iEntertainment Network shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares N-able and iEntertainment Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N-able	7.19%	5.67%	3.47%
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

N-able beats iEntertainment Network on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About N-able

N-able, Inc. provides cloud-based software solutions for managed service providers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's solutions enable MSPs to support digital transformation and growth within small and medium-sized enterprises. It provides software platform designed to be an integrated, enterprise-grade solution that serves as an operating system for its MSP partners and scales as their businesses grow. In addition, the company offers remote monitoring and management solutions provide MSP partners with visibility and insights into the availability and performance of their customers' networks, infrastructure, devices and applications through a centralized dashboard; data protection as-a-service solutions, such as backup and disaster recovery for servers, virtual machines, workstations, files, data, and key cloud-based applications, as well as multi-tenant platform and secure remote delivery architecture. Further, it offers security services through patch management, endpoint security, managed detection and response, web protection, e-mail security, and archiving and vulnerability assessment solutions. Additionally, the company engages in professional services automation, automation and scripting management, password management policies and reporting, and analytics. N-able, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

About iEntertainment Network

iEntertainment Network, Inc. develops and operates retail and online military simulation games. The company offers multiplayer and single-player games. The company was formerly known as Interactive Magic, Inc. and changed its name to iEntertainment Network, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.