Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) and BOX (NYSE:BOX) Critical Contrast

Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) and BOX (NYSE:BOX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Iveda Solutions and BOX, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iveda Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
BOX	1	2	7	0	2.60

BOX has a consensus price target of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.14%. Given BOX’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BOX is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.

Risk & Volatility

Iveda Solutions has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOX has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Iveda Solutions and BOX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iveda Solutions	-81.78%	-61.50%	-47.24%
BOX	13.13%	-11.71%	4.94%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Iveda Solutions and BOX’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iveda Solutions	$4.64 million	1.40	-$3.23 million	($0.24)	-1.67
BOX	$1.05 billion	3.69	$129.03 million	$0.73	36.81

BOX has higher revenue and earnings than Iveda Solutions. Iveda Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of BOX shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of BOX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BOX beats Iveda Solutions on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Iveda Solutions

Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States, Egypt, and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software; IvedaPinpoint, a solution that manages Bluetooth trackers and sensors, and displays them on a map for exact location; and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices; and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform. In addition, the company offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices. It serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.

About BOX

Box, Inc. provides a cloud content management platform that enables organizations of various sizes to manage and share their content from anywhere on any device. The company's Software-as-a-Service platform enables users to work with their content as they need from secure external collaboration and sharing, workspaces and portals, e-signature processes, and content workflows improving employee productivity and accelerating business processes. It also offers web, mobile, and desktop applications for cloud content management on a platform for developing custom applications. The company had approximately 100,000 paying organizations, and its solution was offered in 25 languages. It serves financial services, health care, government, and legal services industries in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Box.net, Inc. and changed its name to Box, Inc. in November 2011. Box, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.