Contrasting Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) & Speed Commerce (OTCMKTS:SPDC)

Speed Commerce (OTCMKTS:SPDC) and Rubrik (NYSE:RBRK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Speed Commerce has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rubrik has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Speed Commerce and Rubrik, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Speed Commerce	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rubrik	1	1	21	0	2.87

Rubrik has a consensus price target of $113.24, suggesting a potential upside of 58.08%. Given Rubrik’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rubrik is more favorable than Speed Commerce.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Speed Commerce and Rubrik”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Speed Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rubrik	$886.54 million	16.17	-$1.15 billion	($1.95)	-36.73

Speed Commerce has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rubrik.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of Rubrik shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Speed Commerce shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Rubrik shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Speed Commerce and Rubrik’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Speed Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rubrik	-31.49%	N/A	-18.93%

Summary

Rubrik beats Speed Commerce on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Speed Commerce

Speed Commerce, Inc. provides e-commerce and fulfillment services to retailers and manufacturers in the United States and Canada. It offers Web platform development and hosting, order management, fulfillment, logistics, and contact center services, which provide customers with transaction-based services and information management tools. The company was formerly known as Navarre Corporation and changed its name to Speed Commerce, Inc. in September 2013. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Rubrik

Rubrik, Inc. provides data security solutions to individuals and businesses worldwide. The company offers enterprise data protection, unstructured data protection, cloud data protection, and SaaS data protection solutions; data threat analytics; data security posture; and cyber recovery solutions. It serves financial, retail, trade, transportation, energy, industrial, healthcare and life science, education, technology, media, communications, and public sectors. Rubrik, Inc. was formerly known as Scaledata, Inc. and changed its name to Rubrik, Inc. in October 2014. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Palo Alto, California.