Institutional & Insider Ownership
9.4% of Marin Software shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Marin Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of SMC Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Marin Software and SMC Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Marin Software | $16.71 million | 0.30 | -$21.92 million | ($3.93) | -0.40 |
| SMC Entertainment | N/A | N/A | -$1.56 million | ($0.01) | -0.28 |
SMC Entertainment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marin Software. Marin Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SMC Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Marin Software | -71.93% | -77.89% | -53.26% |
| SMC Entertainment | N/A | N/A | -5,893.58% |
Volatility and Risk
Marin Software has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SMC Entertainment has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SMC Entertainment beats Marin Software on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Marin Software
Marin Software Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides enterprise marketing software for advertisers and agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers MarinOne, a search, social, and eCommerce advertising platform, as well as self-serves solutions and managed services. The company markets and sells its solutions to advertisers directly, and through advertising agencies that use its platform on behalf of their customers. Marin Software Incorporated was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About SMC Entertainment
SMC Entertainment, Inc. focuses on the acquisition and support of financial technology companies in the United States. The company develops and provides technology that combines artificial intelligence (AI) /machine learning (ML) driven Quantitative investing (IQ Engine) with AI-enabled wealth management tools; and offers IQ Engine, an AI driven contextual analyzer that creates a repository of various equity research. It markets a software-as-a-service (SaaS) proprietary platform for certified public accountants, financial institutions, and registered investment advisors. The company was formerly known as SMC Recordings, Inc. and changed its name to SMC Entertainment, Inc. in May 2011. SMC Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
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