Agent Information Software (AIFS) & Its Competitors Head to Head Comparison

Agent Information Software (OTCMKTS:AIFS) is one of 136 public companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Agent Information Software to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Agent Information Software and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agent Information Software	4.65%	N/A	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	-143.31%	-2,004.76%	-8.70%

Dividends

Agent Information Software pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Agent Information Software pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 39.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Agent Information Software and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agent Information Software	$5.41 million	$200,000.00	26.01
Agent Information Software Competitors	$1.34 billion	$9.43 million	-8.55

Agent Information Software’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Agent Information Software. Agent Information Software is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Agent Information Software and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agent Information Software	0	0	0	0	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	760	3995	5402	116	2.47

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 14.07%. Given Agent Information Software’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agent Information Software has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Agent Information Software has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agent Information Software’s competitors have a beta of 1.14, meaning that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.8% of Agent Information Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Agent Information Software competitors beat Agent Information Software on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Agent Information Software

Agent Information Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and services used to create, manage, publish, and access information content via Internet or Web. It offers its software products and services to customers in the library community in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.