Analyzing Agent Information Software (AIFS) and Its Peers

Agent Information Software (OTCMKTS:AIFS) is one of 144 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Agent Information Software to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Agent Information Software and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agent Information Software	4.65%	N/A	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	-149.15%	-1,892.16%	-8.35%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Agent Information Software and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agent Information Software	$5.41 million	$200,000.00	26.01
Agent Information Software Competitors	$1.23 billion	$8.07 million	-0.10

Agent Information Software’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Agent Information Software. Agent Information Software is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Agent Information Software and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agent Information Software	0	0	0	0	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	797	4259	5732	125	2.48

As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 17.73%. Given Agent Information Software’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agent Information Software has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.8% of Agent Information Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Agent Information Software has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agent Information Software’s rivals have a beta of 1.09, indicating that their average stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Agent Information Software pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Agent Information Software pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 40.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Agent Information Software rivals beat Agent Information Software on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Agent Information Software Company Profile

Agent Information Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software products and services used to create, manage, publish, and access information content via Internet or Web. It offers its software products and services to customers in the library community in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.