Head to Head Review: Ubisoft Entertainment (OTCMKTS:UBSFY) vs. Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL)

Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL – Get Rating) and Ubisoft Entertainment (OTCMKTS:UBSFY – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Tyler Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Ubisoft Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tyler Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Tyler Technologies and Ubisoft Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tyler Technologies	0	3	8	0	2.73
Ubisoft Entertainment	1	5	4	0	2.30

Tyler Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $439.83, indicating a potential upside of 44.15%. Ubisoft Entertainment has a consensus price target of $43.86, indicating a potential upside of 944.22%. Given Ubisoft Entertainment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ubisoft Entertainment is more favorable than Tyler Technologies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tyler Technologies and Ubisoft Entertainment’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tyler Technologies	$1.59 billion	7.98	$161.46 million	$4.43	68.88
Ubisoft Entertainment	$2.38 billion	1.11	$91.95 million	N/A	N/A

Tyler Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ubisoft Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Tyler Technologies and Ubisoft Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tyler Technologies	10.26%	9.93%	5.10%
Ubisoft Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Tyler Technologies has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ubisoft Entertainment has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tyler Technologies beats Ubisoft Entertainment on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tyler Technologies

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Tyler Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of integrated technology and management solutions and services for the public sector with a focus on local governments. It operates through the following segments: Enterprise Software and Appraisal and Tax. The Enterprise Software segment provides municipal and county governments and schools with software systems to meet their information technology and automation needs for mission-critical back-office functions such as financial management, courts and justice processes. The Appraisal and Tax segment provides systems and software that automate the appraisal and assessment of real and personal property, as well as property appraisal outsourcing services for local governments and taxing authorities. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

About Ubisoft Entertainment

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Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a holding company, which engages in the production, publication, and distribution of multimedia, audiovisual, and information technology products. It creates and publishes video games, educational and cultural software, cartoons and literary, and cinematographic and television works. The company was founded by Yves Guillemot on March 28, 1986 and is headquartered in Montreuil sous Bois, France.