Reviewing Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) & Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY)

Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY) and Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Leafbuyer Technologies has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Services Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.0% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Information Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Information Services Group shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Information Services Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafbuyer Technologies	-18.38%	N/A	-59.79%
Information Services Group	2.12%	12.89%	5.50%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Leafbuyer Technologies and Information Services Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafbuyer Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Information Services Group	0	0	2	0	3.00

Information Services Group has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. Given Information Services Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Leafbuyer Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Information Services Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafbuyer Technologies	$5.09 million	0.53	-$580,000.00	N/A	N/A
Information Services Group	$291.05 million	0.55	$6.15 million	$0.12	27.50

Information Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Leafbuyer Technologies.

Summary

Information Services Group beats Leafbuyer Technologies on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafbuyer Technologies

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, LB Media Group, LLC, provides online resources for cannabis deals and specials in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology research and advisory company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk; network carrier; technology strategy and operations design; change management; and market intelligence and technology research and analysis services. It supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments. The company also provides ISG Digital, a client solution platform that helps clients developing technology, transformation, sourcing, and digital solutions; and ISG Enterprise, a client solution platform that helps clients manage change and optimize operations in areas comprising finance, human resource, and Procure2Pay. In addition, it offers ISG GovernX to automate the management of third-party supplier relationships that comprise contract and project lifecycles, and risk management; ISG Generative AI; ISG Network Select to streamline and simplify how enterprises build their network solutions; HR technology and transformations; providers-as-a-business services; ISG Digital Engineering; ISG Research; and training-as-a-service. The company serves private sector clients operating in the manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, health sciences, energy and utilities, and consumer services industries; and public sector clients, including state and local governments, airport and transit authorities, and national and provincial government units. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.