Comparing Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) & FlexiInternational Software (OTCMKTS:FLXI)

FlexiInternational Software (OTCMKTS:FLXI) and Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares FlexiInternational Software and Shopify’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FlexiInternational Software	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shopify	23.42%	12.30%	10.17%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for FlexiInternational Software and Shopify, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FlexiInternational Software	0	0	0	0	0.00
Shopify	1	23	22	0	2.46

Shopify has a consensus target price of $150.59, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. Given Shopify’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shopify is more favorable than FlexiInternational Software.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares FlexiInternational Software and Shopify”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FlexiInternational Software	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shopify	$8.88 billion	23.58	$2.02 billion	$1.79	90.02

Shopify has higher revenue and earnings than FlexiInternational Software.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

69.3% of Shopify shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of FlexiInternational Software shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

FlexiInternational Software has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shopify has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shopify beats FlexiInternational Software on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FlexiInternational Software

FlexiInternational Software Inc. develops, markets, and supports back office accounting software solutions for companies in banking and credit union, insurance, financial services, and other service industries worldwide. The company offers offers FlexiFinancials suite that consists of FlexiLedger, a core repository of financial transactions; FlexiPayables, an accounts payable module; FlexiPurchasing to track and streamline the purchasing processes; FlexiAssets, a fixed assets module; FlexiProjects that manages, tracks, and analyzes project costs, budgets, encumbrances, and status; FlexiFDW, an event-driven data repository; and FlexiReceivables for companies to manage and track their receivables. It also provides FlexiTools applications to customize FlexiFinancials, such as FlexiDesigner to customize the FlexiFinancials Suite GUI using an interactive visual design editor; and FlexiDB that allows the customization of the Flexi database structures. In addition, the company offers FlexiInfo Suite that consist of FlexiWorkflow, an application that is integrated with various FlexiFinancial modules; FlexiImaging that provides integration with various third party imaging solutions, including Microsoft SharePoint; and RenovoFYI, a Web based financial report writer. Further, it provides FlexiIntegration suite that consists of FlexiAPIs that provide real-time, synchronous access to functional components within the FlexiFinancials Suite of applications; FlexiNetExchange to provide a seamless integration with Jack Henry's Silverlake core banking solution, Synergy Workflow, and Synergy Imaging; and FlexiImport/Export Wizard that allow users to import and export data. Furthermore, the company offers consulting, training and education, and support services. It has strategic partnerships with Acturis; and Jack Henry & Associates. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Shelton, Connecticut with additional locations in Naples, Florida; and Surrey, United Kingdom.

About Shopify

Shopify Inc., a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, China, and Latin America. The company’s platform enables merchants to displays, manages, markets, and sells its products through various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, manage cash, payments and transactions, and access financing. It also sells custom themes and apps, and registration of domain names; and merchant solutions, which include accepting payments, shipping, and securing working capital. The company was formerly known as Jaded Pixel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Shopify Inc. in November 2011. Shopify Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.