Analyzing Bridgeline Digital (NASDAQ:BLIN) and Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST)

Bridgeline Digital (NASDAQ:BLIN) and Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.1% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Asset Entities shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.3% of Asset Entities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Bridgeline Digital and Asset Entities, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgeline Digital	0	1	0	0	2.00
Asset Entities	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bridgeline Digital and Asset Entities”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgeline Digital	$15.29 million	0.74	-$9.44 million	($0.96)	-1.14
Asset Entities	$358,798.00	7.88	-$4.93 million	($1.90)	-0.49

Asset Entities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bridgeline Digital. Bridgeline Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Asset Entities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Bridgeline Digital and Asset Entities’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgeline Digital	-62.72%	-84.86%	-55.19%
Asset Entities	-1,574.65%	-207.47%	-191.30%

Volatility and Risk

Bridgeline Digital has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asset Entities has a beta of 8.38, meaning that its stock price is 738% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bridgeline Digital beats Asset Entities on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bridgeline Digital

Bridgeline Digital, Inc. operates as a marketing technology company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers HawkSearch, a site search, recommendation, and personalization application for marketers, merchandisers, and developers; Celebros Search, a commerce-oriented site search product that provides natural language processing with artificial intelligence; and Woorank, a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) audit tool that generates an instant performance audit of the site's technical, on-page, and off-page SEO. It also provides Bridgeline TruPresence, a web content management and eCommerce platform to support the needs of multi-unit organizations and franchises; Bridgeline Unbound, a technology suite that empower marketers to easily manage their digital experiences and create personalized customer journeys; and OrchestraCMS, a digital experience platform that enables development of custom solutions, third-party integrations, and delivery of digital transformation initiatives on the Salesforce platform. In addition, the company offers digital engagement services comprising digital strategy, web design and web development, usability engineering, information architecture, and SEO, as well as hosting services. It serves vertical markets, such as industrial distributors and wholesalers, franchises and enterprises, manufacturers, eCommerce retailers, health services and life sciences, technology, credit unions and banks, and associations and foundations through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Bridgeline Software, Inc. Bridgeline Digital, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

About Asset Entities

Asset Entities Inc., a technology company, provides social media marketing and content delivery services across Discord, TikTok, and other social media platforms. It designs, develops, and manages servers for communities on Discord. The company offers discord investment education, entertainment, and marketing services. It serves retail investors, creators, and influencers. Asset Entities Inc. was founded in 2020 and is based in Dallas, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of Asset Entities Holdings, Llc.