Analyzing Astea International (OTCMKTS:ATEA) and REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:ULTI)

Astea International (OTCMKTS:ATEA) and REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:ULTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Astea International and REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Astea International	0	0	0	0	0.00
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	0	5	1	0	2.55

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF has a consensus price target of $14.34, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF is more favorable than Astea International.

Profitability

This table compares Astea International and REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Astea International	-7.77%	-6.85%	-12.99%
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	4.78%	8.84%	3.38%

Risk and Volatility

Astea International has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its share price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF has a beta of 4.29, meaning that its share price is 329% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Astea International and REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Astea International	$27.47 million	1.69	$360,000.00	N/A	N/A
REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF	$1.14 billion	0.03	$65.14 million	$2.07	6.93

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF has higher revenue and earnings than Astea International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.2% of REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.5% of Astea International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF beats Astea International on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Astea International

Astea International Inc. develops, markets, and supports service management software solutions worldwide. It offers Astea Alliance, a service management software that addresses the service lifecycle applications, including lead generation, project quotation, service and billing, and asset retirement; and integrates and optimizes business processes for campaigns, call center, depot repair, field service, logistics, projects, and sales and order processing applications. The company also provides FieldCentrix Enterprise suite, a service management solution that runs on various mobile devices; and integrates with customer relationship management and enterprise resource planning applications. In addition, it supports deployments in on-premise, as well as cloud environments by leveraging a multi-tenant architecture; and provides infrastructure tools and services, as well as consulting, implementation, training, and maintenance services. The company's products are used in information technology, medical devices and diagnostic systems, industrial controls and instrumentation, retail/point-of-sale equipment, office automation equipment, imaging systems, fire and security, gaming/leisure equipment, facilities management, and telecommunications, and other related industries with equipment sales and service requirements. Astea International Inc. markets its products through a network of direct and indirect sales and services offices; and distributors consisting of value-added resellers, system integrators, and sales agents, as well as original equipment manufacturing partners. The company was formerly known as Applied System Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Astea International Inc. in 1992. Astea International Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania.

About REX IncomeMax Option Strategy ETF

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions to enterprise companies, mid-market companies, and companies in the strategic market in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. Its UltiPro software solution delivers the functionality businesses need to manage the employee life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's UltiPro solution includes feature sets for talent acquisition and onboarding, human resources (HR) service delivery and management, benefits management and online enrollment, payroll, performance management, employee engagement surveying, compensation management with salary planning, budgeting, incentive award planning, succession management, learning management, reporting and analytical decision-making and predictive tools and time capture, scheduling, attendance tracking, and absence accruals; and has role-based features for HR professionals, executives, managers, administrators, and employees. Its UltiPro software solution is delivered through software-as-a-service. The company also provides professional services, and customer support and product maintenance services. It markets its products and services to manufacturing, food services, sports, technology, finance, insurance, retail, real estate, transportation, communications, healthcare, and other services industries primarily through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Weston, Florida.