QuoteMedia (OTCMKTS:QMCI – Get Free Report) and eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
87.5% of eBay shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.1% of QuoteMedia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of eBay shares are owned by 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.
Volatility and Risk
QuoteMedia has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eBay has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| QuoteMedia | -0.55% | -23.75% | -1.41% |
| eBay | 26.41% | 29.69% | 8.46% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for QuoteMedia and eBay, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| QuoteMedia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| eBay | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2.26 |
eBay has a consensus price target of $56.90, indicating a potential downside of 11.58%. Given eBay’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe eBay is more favorable than QuoteMedia.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares QuoteMedia and eBay”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| QuoteMedia | $18.91 million | 0.95 | $370,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| eBay | $10.11 billion | 3.11 | $2.77 billion | $5.02 | 12.82 |
eBay has higher revenue and earnings than QuoteMedia.
Summary
eBay beats QuoteMedia on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About QuoteMedia
QuoteMedia, Inc. provides financial data, market research information, analytics, news feeds, and financial software solutions to online brokerages, banks, clearing firms, financial service companies, media portals, and public corporations worldwide. It collects, aggregates, and delivers delayed and real-time financial data content through the Internet. The company also offers market information and services, including streaming stock market data feeds, research and analysis information, content applications, portfolio management systems, software products, corporate investor relations provisioning, news services, mobile apps, and custom development. In addition, its data feeds coverage includes equities, options, futures, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, ETFs, and indices. Further, the company provides financial data delivery application products and components comprising quote modules, charts, market movers, news, watch lists, tickers, market summaries, option chains, filings, investor relations solutions, fundamentals, stock and fund screeners, and others; and QMod, a web delivery system for delivering market data content to Web platforms. Additionally, it offers portfolio managements systems, including Quotestream Desktop, We, and Mobile, a Web-delivered, embedded application providing real-time, tick-by-tick, streaming market quotes and research information; Quotestream Professional that offers low-latency tick-by-tick data, customizable screens, advanced charting, comprehensive technical analysis, news, and research data for financial services professionals; Web Portfolio Manager, which provides immediate web access to detailed quote data, market and company news, charting, depth/level II, filings, historical data, snap quotes, and others; and Quotestream Connect that delivers real time data feeds to individual users to power third party applications. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Fountain Hills, Arizona.
About eBay
eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps. Its platforms enable users to list, sell, and buy various products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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