OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN – Get Free Report) and Super League Enterprise (NASDAQ:SLE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
OneSpan has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super League Enterprise has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares OneSpan and Super League Enterprise”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OneSpan | $241.70 million | 2.62 | -$29.80 million | $1.47 | 11.28 |
| Super League Enterprise | $14.69 million | 0.16 | -$30.33 million | ($1.84) | -0.07 |
OneSpan has higher revenue and earnings than Super League Enterprise. Super League Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of OneSpan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
OneSpan pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Super League Enterprise pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 362.2%. OneSpan pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Super League Enterprise pays out -25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Super League Enterprise is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for OneSpan and Super League Enterprise, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OneSpan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Super League Enterprise | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
OneSpan currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.61%. Super League Enterprise has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,868.50%. Given Super League Enterprise’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Super League Enterprise is more favorable than OneSpan.
Profitability
This table compares OneSpan and Super League Enterprise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OneSpan | 11.73% | 23.27% | 14.32% |
| Super League Enterprise | -110.58% | -401.11% | -136.94% |
Summary
OneSpan beats Super League Enterprise on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OneSpan
OneSpan Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets digital solutions for identity, authentication, and secure digital agreements worldwide. The company offers OneSpan Sign, a range of e-signature requirements for occasional agreement to processing tens of thousands of transactions; OneSpan Cloud Authentication, a cloud-based multifactor authentication solution that supports a range of authentication options, including biometrics, push notification, and visual cryptograms for transaction data security, SMS, and hardware authenticators; and OneSpan Identity Verification, which enables banks and financial institutions identity verification services. It also provides Mobile Security Suite, a software development kit that protect mobile transactions; Digipass Authenticators, consisting of a wide variety of authentication devices; authentication servers that provides a range of strong authentication utilities and solutions designed to allow organizations to securely authenticate users and transactions; and Digipass FX1 BIO, a physical passkey with fingerprint scan built for the workforce authentication market. In addition, it offers Virtual Room, a purpose-built, high-assurance solution that blends the simplicity of a consumer video collaboration app with high-assurance identity and authentication security; OneSpan Notary, an online notary solution developed for organizations with in-house notaries; and OneSpan Trust Vault, a blockchain-based decentralized digital storage solution that helps organizations meet compliance, regulatory, and chain of custody requirements for critical documents. It sells its solutions through its direct sales force, as well as through distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and changed its name to OneSpan Inc. in May 2018. OneSpan Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Super League Enterprise
Super League Enterprise, Inc. creates and publishes content and media solutions across immersive platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers access to audiences who gather in immersive digital spaces to socialize, play, explore, collaborate, shop, learn, and create. It also provides a range of development, distribution, monetization, and optimization capabilities designed to engage users through dynamic and energized programs. Its proprietary cloud-based platform offers dynamic media technology; metaverse game experience and tournament technology; and fully remote production and livestream broadcast technology. In addition, the company operates Minecraft server world for more casual players on consoles and tablets. Further, it sells on-platform media and analytics products, and influencer marketing campaign sales to third-party brands and agencies; game development and custom game experiences within its owned and affiliate game worlds; and production, curation and distribution of entertainment content for its network of digital channels and media and entertainment partner channels. The company was formerly known as Super League Gaming, Inc. and changed its name to Super League Enterprise, Inc. in September 2023. Super League Enterprise, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
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