Contrasting MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER)

MSCI (NYSE:MSCI) and Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

MSCI has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Networks has a beta of -0.97, indicating that its stock price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MSCI and Viper Networks’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSCI	$2.53 billion	13.97	$1.15 billion	$14.40	30.98
Viper Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

MSCI has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Networks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for MSCI and Viper Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSCI	3	4	8	0	2.33
Viper Networks	0	0	0	0	N/A

MSCI currently has a consensus target price of $581.57, suggesting a potential upside of 30.37%. Given MSCI’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MSCI is more favorable than Viper Networks.

Profitability

This table compares MSCI and Viper Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSCI	45.42%	-111.17%	21.37%
Viper Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of MSCI shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of MSCI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MSCI beats Viper Networks on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MSCI

MSCI Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides critical decision support tools and solutions for the investment community to manage investment processes worldwide. The Index segment provides indexes for use in various areas of the investment process, including indexed financial product, such as ETFs, mutual funds, annuities, futures, options, structured products, and over-the-counter derivatives; performance benchmarking; portfolio construction and rebalancing; and asset allocation, as well as licenses GICS and GICS Direct. The Analytics segment offers risk management, performance attribution and portfolio management content, application, an integrated view of risk and return service, and an analysis of market, credit, liquidity, counterparty, and climate risk across asset classes; managed services, including consolidation of client portfolio data, review and reconciliation of input data and results, and customized reporting; and HedgePlatform to measure, evaluate, and monitor the risk of hedge fund investments. The ESG and Climate segment provides products and services that help institutional investors understand how ESG impacts the long-term risk and return of their portfolio and individual security-level investments; and data, ratings, research, and tools to help investors navigate increasing regulation. The All Other Private Assets segment includes real estate and infrastructure data, benchmarks, return-analytics, climate assessments and market insights; business intelligence to real estate owners, managers, developers, and brokers; and offers investment decision support tools for private capital. The Private Capital Solutions segment offers tools to help private asset investors across mission-critical workflows, such as sourcing terms and conditions, evaluating operating performance, managing risk and other activities supporting private capital investing. MSCI Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Viper Networks

Viper Networks, Inc. manufactures and distributes LED lighting products. The company provides CyberGrab; Vnet, a communication application; Viper unified communications platform for carriers and providers; VRoom; parking lot lightings system; and solar power and telecom systems, as well as intelligent lighting solutions with camera, sensor, and wireless technologies. Its products are used in street, roadway, security, parking lot, and billboard lighting. Viper Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Troy, Michigan.