Contrasting Ealixir (OTCMKTS:EAXR) & Taoping (NASDAQ:TAOP)

Ealixir (OTCMKTS:EAXR) and Taoping (NASDAQ:TAOP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ealixir and Taoping”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ealixir	$3.62 million	8.53	$100,000.00	N/A	N/A
Taoping	$36.67 million	0.05	-$1.82 million	N/A	N/A

Ealixir has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Taoping.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ealixir and Taoping, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ealixir	0	0	0	0	0.00
Taoping	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.0% of Taoping shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Ealixir shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Taoping shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Ealixir and Taoping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ealixir	0.98%	N/A	N/A
Taoping	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Ealixir has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taoping has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taoping beats Ealixir on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ealixir

EALIXIR Inc. operates as an internet technology company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its services include Ealixir Removal that protects the online reputation of individuals and companies, and ensures the right to be forgotten by removing negative information on the web; Newsdelete to solve problems related to financial reputation; WEBiD, which drafts detailed reports on online contents and conversations regarding individuals, brands, or companies; Ealixir Story that assists client in writing articles about them; and Ealixir Event Launch helps the companies to promote their event on an international scale. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Taoping

Taoping Inc. provides cloud-based platform, resource sharing, and big data solutions to the Chinese new media, education residential community management, and elevator Internet of Things (IoT) industries in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Cloud-Based Technology and Traditional Information Technology segments. The company offers cloud-based software as a service to automate the interactive workflows between advertising agencies and their customers, including establishing new advertising projects, submitting advertisement proposals, revising and approving advertising proposals, processing payment online, remotely uploading advertisement content, and tracking and analyzing performance data. It also provides project-based technology products and services for the public sector; and software and hardware with integrated solutions, such as information technology infrastructure, internet-enabled display technologies, and IoT platforms to customers in government, education, residential community management, media, transportation, and other private sectors, as well as related maintenance and support services. In addition, the company offers cloud-application-terminal, IoT technology based digital advertising distribution network, and media resource sharing platform in the out-of-home advertising markets. Further, it operates Taoping Net, an advertising-resources trading service platform, which connect screen owners, advertisers, and consumers; and Taoping App that enable customers to distribute and manage ads from mobile terminals. The company was formerly known as China Information Technology, Inc. and changed its name to Taoping Inc. in June 2018. Taoping Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.