Head-To-Head Contrast: SEA (SE) vs. Mitek Systems (MITK)

SEA (NYSE: SE) and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.7% of SEA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Mitek Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of SEA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Mitek Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SEA and Mitek Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEA	0	0	6	0	3.00
Mitek Systems	0	0	4	0	3.00

SEA currently has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 40.46%. Mitek Systems has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 25.00%. Given SEA’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SEA is more favorable than Mitek Systems.

Profitability

This table compares SEA and Mitek Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEA	-90.49%	N/A	-39.28%
Mitek Systems	31.05%	11.49%	9.64%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SEA and Mitek Systems’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mitek Systems	$45.39 million	6.59	$14.09 million	$0.38	22.63

Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than SEA.

Summary

Mitek Systems beats SEA on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

SEA Company Profile

Sea Limited, formerly Garena Interactive Holding Limited, is a Singapore-based Internet and mobile platform company. The Company is a platform provider for online personal computer (PC) and mobile digital content, e-commerce and payments across Asia. The Company offers Garena+, an online platform for people to meet, chat and play games with each other. Its digital content offers Garena, which is a game and social platform for gamers to interact, discover, download and play PC and mobile games. PC games on Garena Platform include Point Blank, Path of Exile, Mstar Online, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Alliance of Valiant Arms, Mabinogi Heroes and Lost Saga. Mobile Games on Garena Platform include Headshot and Thunder Strike. Its ESports Events include Garena Premier League, Garena Carnival, Garena Cyber Games, Garena Star League and League of Legends Master Series. Its e-commerce offers Shopee, a mobile marketplace, where users can browse, shop and sell their products.

Mitek Systems Company Profile

Mitek Systems, Inc. develops, markets and sells mobile capture and identity verification software solutions for enterprise customers. The Company’s technology allows users to remotely deposit checks, open accounts, get insurance quotes, pay bills, as well as verify their identity by taking pictures of various documents with their camera-equipped smartphones and tablets instead of using the device keyboard. Its technology uses algorithms to correct image distortion, extract relevant data, route images to their desired location and process transactions. Its technology processes images of documents in various ways. The Company’s products include Mobile Verify, Mobile Fill, Mobile Docs, Mobile Deposit and Commercial Mobile Deposit Capture. Its mobile technology solutions are provided in two parts: a software development kit (SDK) for mobile capture, and a software platform for image correction, detection, extraction and authentication.

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