Critical Contrast: Max Sound (MAXD) vs. Its Rivals

Max Sound (OTCMKTS:MAXD) is one of 351 public companies in the “Software—Application” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Max Sound to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.5% of Max Sound shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of shares of all “Software—Application” companies are owned by institutional investors. 48.4% of Max Sound shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of shares of all “Software—Application” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Max Sound and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Max Sound	0	0	0	0	N/A
Max Sound Competitors	452	2089	4935	70	2.61

As a group, “Software—Application” companies have a potential upside of 29.90%.

Profitability

This table compares Max Sound and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Max Sound	N/A	N/A	N/A
Max Sound Competitors	-38.02%	-108.15%	-10.20%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Max Sound and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Max Sound	N/A	N/A	N/A
Max Sound Competitors	$502.91 million	-$21.31 million	702.75

Max Sound’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Max Sound. Max Sound is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Max Sound beats its competitors on 4 of the 7 factors compared.

About Max Sound

Max Sound Corporation focuses on developing and launching audio technology software. The company was formerly known as So Act Network, Inc. and changed its name to Max Sound Corporation in March 2011. Max Sound Corporation was incorporated in 2005 and is based in San Diego, California.