Global-E Online (NASDAQ:GLBE – Get Free Report) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Global-E Online and Smith Micro Software, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global-E Online | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Smith Micro Software | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Global-E Online currently has a consensus target price of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 47.68%. Smith Micro Software has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 380.77%. Given Smith Micro Software’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith Micro Software is more favorable than Global-E Online.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global-E Online | $752.76 million | 7.81 | -$133.80 million | ($0.44) | -79.00 |
| Smith Micro Software | $20.56 million | 0.90 | -$24.40 million | ($4.73) | -0.22 |
Smith Micro Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global-E Online. Global-E Online is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith Micro Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Global-E Online has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.6% of Global-E Online shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Global-E Online shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Global-E Online and Smith Micro Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global-E Online | -10.04% | -8.56% | -6.47% |
| Smith Micro Software | -210.99% | -36.69% | -30.78% |
Summary
Global-E Online beats Smith Micro Software on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global-E Online
Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
About Smith Micro Software
Smith Micro Software, Inc. engages in the development and sale of software to enhance the mobile experience to wireless and cable service providers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers SafePath Family, SafePath IoT, SafePath Home, and SafePath Premium product suite, which provides tools to protect digital lifestyles and manage connected devices inside and outside the home; and CommSuite, a messaging platform that helps mobile service provides deliver a next-generation voicemail experience to mobile subscribers, as well as enables multi-language voice-to-text (VTT) transcription messaging. It also offers ViewSpot, a retail display management platform that provides on-screen and interactive demos to wireless carriers and other smartphone retailers; and technical support and customer services. Smith Micro Software, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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