Contrasting Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) and Global Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTLL)

Global Technologies (OTCMKTS:GTLL) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Global Technologies has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Global Technologies and Agilysys”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Technologies	$1.06 million	4.16	$810,000.00	N/A	N/A
Agilysys	$275.62 million	12.02	$23.23 million	$0.83	142.40

Agilysys has higher revenue and earnings than Global Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Global Technologies and Agilysys, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Agilysys	0	0	6	0	3.00

Agilysys has a consensus target price of $116.57, suggesting a potential downside of 1.37%. Given Agilysys’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agilysys is more favorable than Global Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Global Technologies and Agilysys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Technologies	17.88%	-153.32%	7.07%
Agilysys	8.43%	11.24%	6.96%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Global Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Agilysys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Agilysys beats Global Technologies on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Global Technologies

Global Technologies, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the online sale of CBD and hemp related products in the United States. It is involved in sales and distribution, third-party logistics, and consulting services. The company engages in brick-and-mortar retail outlets and e-commerce related businesses. Global Technologies, Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.

About Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. operates as a developer and marketer of software-enabled solutions and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers software solutions fully integrated with third party hardware and operating systems; cloud applications, support, and maintenance; subscription and maintenance; and professional services. The company’s hospitality software solutions include hospitality experience cloud offers solution ecosystems that combine core operational systems for property management, point-of-sale (POS), and inventory and procurement; and Hospitality Solution Studios. Its food and beverage ecosystem solutions comprise InfoGenesis POS; IG Kiosk; IG Flex; IG KDS; IG OnDemand; IG Fly; IG Quick Pay; IG Smart Menu; IG Digital Menu Board; IG PanOptic AI-powered self-checkout kiosk; Pay, a payment processing solution; eCash for cashless tender; gift card solution; and Analyze, a cloud-based data analytic platform. The company’s inventory and procurement ecosystem solutions include Eatec solution and Stratton Warren System; LMS, a on-premise or hosted, web and mobile-enabled PMS solution; Versa, a hospitality solution; and Stay, a cloud-native SaaS property management system. Its hospitality and leisure and experience enhancer solutions comprise Book, Express Kiosk and Express Mobile for check-in and check-out; Spa software; Golf; Sales & Catering; Service; Authorize; DataMagine; Reserve solution; Digital Marketing solution; Retail POS solution; Central Reservations; Loyalty & Promotions; Membership; Residence Management; and Guest App. It serves hotels, resorts and cruise lines, casinos, corporate food service management, restaurants, universities, stadiums, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.