Comparing UbiSoft Entertainment (OTC:UBSFY) and BlackBerry (NYSE:BB)

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and UbiSoft Entertainment (OTC:UBSFY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

BlackBerry has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UbiSoft Entertainment has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BlackBerry and UbiSoft Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackBerry	$534.90 million	3.53	-$130.00 million	($0.13)	-24.35
UbiSoft Entertainment	$2.50 billion	0.54	$171.28 million	N/A	N/A

UbiSoft Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than BlackBerry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for BlackBerry and UbiSoft Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackBerry	0	5	2	1	2.50
UbiSoft Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00

BlackBerry presently has a consensus price target of $4.12, suggesting a potential upside of 30.13%. Given BlackBerry’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BlackBerry is more favorable than UbiSoft Entertainment.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.5% of BlackBerry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of UbiSoft Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of BlackBerry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BlackBerry and UbiSoft Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackBerry	-21.16%	-2.02%	-1.13%
UbiSoft Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BlackBerry beats UbiSoft Entertainment on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The company offers CylanceENDPOINT, an integrated endpoint security solution; CylanceGUARD, a managed detection and response solution; CylanceEDGE, an AI-powered continuous authentication zero trust network access solution; CylanceINTELLIGENCE, a contextual cyber threat intelligence service; BlackBerry Dynamics offers a development platform and secure container for mobile applications; BlackBerry Workspaces a secure Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) solution; BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Enterprise, an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging solution for messaging, voice and video; BlackBerry SecuSUITE is a certified, multi-OS voice and text messaging solution; BlackBerry AtHoc, a secure networked critical event management solution; and BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM) solutions. It also provides BlackBerry Technology Solutions (BTS); BlackBerry Certicom, a patented elliptic curve cryptography, which provides device security, anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions; BlackBerry Radar offers monitoring and telematics solutions; BlackBerry Professional; and cyber security consulting services. In addition, the company is involved in the patent licensing and legacy service access fees business. The company was formerly known as Research In Motion Limited and changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013. BlackBerry Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

About UbiSoft Entertainment

Ubisoft Entertainment operates in parts of Europe, Canada and the United States and its primary activities are the production, publishing and distribution of interactive entertainment products. Products include video games, educational and cultural software, cartoons, literary, multimedia, audio-visual products, cinematographic and television works. Some of its brands are Driver, Anno, Endwar and Tom Clancy.