Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) vs. SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) Head-To-Head Survey

Neonode (NASDAQ:NEON) and SS&C Technologies (NASDAQ:SSNC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Neonode and SS&C Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Neonode	386.64%	-35.25%	-30.24%
SS&C Technologies	12.65%	20.15%	7.05%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.6% of Neonode shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Neonode shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of SS&C Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Neonode and SS&C Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Neonode	$2.06 million	14.09	$8.49 million	($0.32)	-5.41
SS&C Technologies	$6.27 billion	2.49	$796.90 million	$3.23	20.08

SS&C Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Neonode. Neonode is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SS&C Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Neonode has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, SS&C Technologies has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Neonode and SS&C Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Neonode	1	1	0	0	1.50
SS&C Technologies	0	3	5	1	2.78

Neonode presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 246.82%. SS&C Technologies has a consensus price target of $96.13, suggesting a potential upside of 48.18%. Given Neonode’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Neonode is more favorable than SS&C Technologies.

Summary

SS&C Technologies beats Neonode on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Neonode

Neonode Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops optical sensing solutions for contactless touch, touch, and gesture sensing in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, China, and internationally. It also offers software solutions for machine perception to detect and track persons and objects in video streams from cameras and other types of imagers. In addition, the company sells touch sensor modules to OEMs, original design manufacturers, and systems integrators. Further, it licenses its zForce technology to original equipment manufacturers and automotive Tier 1 suppliers, as well as provides non-recurring engineering services related to application development. It serves office equipment, automotive, industrial automation, medical, military, and avionics markets. Neonode Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

About SS&C Technologies

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the financial services and healthcare industries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific and Japan, Canada, and the Americas, excluding the United States and Canada. Its products include advent genesis, antares, asset allocators, AWD, axys, BANC mall, BRIX, DST vision, evare, lightning, and moxy. The company was founded by William Charles Stone in March 1986 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.