Comparing iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT) & Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS)

iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT) and Sapiens International (NASDAQ:SPNS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares iEntertainment Network and Sapiens International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sapiens International	13.31%	17.42%	11.85%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares iEntertainment Network and Sapiens International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sapiens International	$542.38 million	2.88	$62.44 million	$1.29	21.67

Sapiens International has higher revenue and earnings than iEntertainment Network.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for iEntertainment Network and Sapiens International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iEntertainment Network	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sapiens International	1	2	2	0	2.20

Sapiens International has a consensus target price of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. Given Sapiens International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sapiens International is more favorable than iEntertainment Network.

Volatility & Risk

iEntertainment Network has a beta of -1.86, meaning that its share price is 286% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sapiens International has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.7% of Sapiens International shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of iEntertainment Network shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Sapiens International shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Sapiens International beats iEntertainment Network on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iEntertainment Network

iEntertainment Network, Inc. develops and operates retail and online military simulation games. The company offers multiplayer and single-player games. The company was formerly known as Interactive Magic, Inc. and changed its name to iEntertainment Network, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

About Sapiens International

Sapiens International Corporation N.V. provides software solutions for the insurance industry in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides various solutions for property and casualty commercial and personal lines, life and pensions, and reinsurance fields. It offers IDITSuite, an AI powered, end-to-end insurance software; DigitalSuite, a cloud-native, future-proof digital engagement platform; IDITGo, a pre-configured, data-enriched insurance launch and accelerator platform solutions; consultancy services for property and casualty commercial lines; and Tia Enterprise solution for customer engagement. The company also provides CoreSuite, an end-to-end cloud and digital PAS for individual and group products across life, health, wealth, and pensions; CustomerConnect, a dynamic self-service and persona-based portal to engage with insureds; AgentConnect, a portal for agents and brokers to focus on sales enablement, customer retention, and increasing customer value; and ReinsuranceMaster, a reinsurance automation software that provides insurers full financial control and flexibility over their entire reinsurance process. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Holon, Israel.