Head to Head Comparison: Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) versus RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB)

RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB) and Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock and Progress Software, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	1	1	0	0	1.50
Progress Software	0	2	5	0	2.71

Progress Software has a consensus target price of $52.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.43%. Given Progress Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Progress Software is more favorable than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock.

Volatility and Risk

RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Progress Software has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock and Progress Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	-216.56%	-342.57%	-101.47%
Progress Software	8.87%	43.07%	8.78%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Progress Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock and Progress Software”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	$11.13 million	12.02	-$17.53 million	($6.36)	-1.50
Progress Software	$977.83 million	1.70	$73.13 million	$2.06	19.72

Progress Software has higher revenue and earnings than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock. RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Progress Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Progress Software beats RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock

Ryvyl Inc., a technology company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of blockchain-based payment solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's blockchain-based systems facilitate, record, and store a volume of tokenized assets representing cash or data on a blockchain-based ledger. Its products include QuickCard Payment System, a physical and virtual payment card processing management system, including software that facilitates on and off ramp e-wallet management; Coyni, a digital token platform, which offers custodial assurance by utilizing its stable coin and blockchain technology in a closed-loop ecosystem; and ChargeSavvy, an end-to-end POS solution comprising software and hardware for the restaurant and hospitality industry. It serves customers in various industries, including foreign exchange, retail, and e-commerce sectors. The company was formerly known as GreenBox POS and changed its name to Ryvyl Inc. in October 2022. Ryvyl Inc. is based in San Diego, California.

About Progress Software

Progress Software Corporation develops, deploys, and manages business applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers OpenEdge, an application development platform for running business-critical applications; Chef, a DevOps/DevSecOps automation software; Developer Tools that consists of software development tooling collection, including .NET and JavaScript UI components for web, desktop and mobile applications, reporting and report management tools, and automated testing and mocking tools; Kemp LoadMaster, an application delivery and security product offering cloud-native, and virtual and hardware load balancers; and Sitefinity, a digital experience platform foundation delivering intelligent and ROI-driving tools for marketers. It also provides MOVEit, a managed file transfer software for managing and controlling the movement of sensitive files and securing them both at-rest and in-transit; DataDirect, a secure data connectivity tools for Relational, NoSQL, Big Data and SaaS data sources; WhatsUp Gold, a network infrastructure monitoring software providing complete visibility of all network devices, servers, virtual machines, and cloud and wireless environments to find and fix network problems; Flowmon, a network security and visibility product with automated response across hybrid cloud ecosystems; Corticon, a decision automation platform to transform user experiences by streamlining and automating complex business rules; MarkLogic, a data agility platform to connect data and metadata; and Semaphore, a Semantic AI platform. The company offers project management, implementation, custom software development, programming, and other services, as well as web-enable applications; and training services. It sells its products to end users, independent software vendors, original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, value added resellers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.