Critical Analysis: Agent Information Software (AIFS) vs. Its Peers

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.8% of Agent Information Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Agent Information Software and its peers 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	25.00
Agent Information Software Competitors	$951.57 million	$9.50 million	1.20

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agent Information Software	3.62%	N/A	N/A
Agent Information Software Competitors	-157.66%	-1,781.34%	-10.07%

Dividends

Agent Information Software pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Agent Information Software pays out 75.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 43.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Agent Information Software has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agent Information Software’s peers have a beta of 1.11, meaning that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Agent Information Software peers beat Agent Information Software on 6 of the 11 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.