Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) vs. AgriVest Americas (OTCMKTS:NXCN) Financial Comparison

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) and AgriVest Americas (OTCMKTS:NXCN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Creative Realities and AgriVest Americas”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Creative Realities	$45.17 million	0.97	-$2.94 million	($0.08)	-52.37
AgriVest Americas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

AgriVest Americas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Creative Realities.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Creative Realities and AgriVest Americas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Creative Realities	0	0	1	0	3.00
AgriVest Americas	0	0	0	0	N/A

Creative Realities presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 138.66%. Given Creative Realities’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than AgriVest Americas.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.3% of Creative Realities shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Creative Realities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.1% of AgriVest Americas shares are owned 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.

Volatility and Risk

Creative Realities has a beta of 3.26, meaning that its share price is 226% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AgriVest Americas has a beta of -2.96, meaning that its share price is 396% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Creative Realities and AgriVest Americas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creative Realities	-2.40%	0.23%	0.09%
AgriVest Americas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Creative Realities beats AgriVest Americas on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers. It also provides hardware system design/engineering, hardware installation, content development, content scheduling, post-deployment network and field support, and media sales, as well as media management and distribution software platforms and networks; device and product management; and customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. The company sells its solutions to the automotive, retail, digital out of home comprising advertising networks and retail media networks, foodservice/quick-serve restaurants, financial services, gaming, and sports and entertainment venues. Creative Realities, Inc. is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About AgriVest Americas

NXChain Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to locate and consummate a merger with or an acquisition of a private entity. Previously, it was engaged in the development, marketing, and support of warehouse management software solutions that enable companies to automate their warehouse operations and provide inventory visibility throughout the supply chain. The company was formerly known as AgriVest Americas, Inc. and changed its name to NXChain Inc. in December 2015. NXChain Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Irvine, California. NXChain Inc. is a subsidiary of Havanti AS.