Contrasting Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) and TruGolf (NASDAQ:TRUG)

TruGolf (NASDAQ:TRUG) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TruGolf and Agilysys”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TruGolf	$21.86 million	0.16	-$8.80 million	($53.06)	-0.03
Agilysys	$299.81 million	11.54	$23.23 million	$0.86	143.51

Agilysys has higher revenue and earnings than TruGolf. TruGolf is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares TruGolf and Agilysys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TruGolf	-93.14%	-3,808.94%	-61.02%
Agilysys	8.12%	11.22%	7.15%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TruGolf and Agilysys, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TruGolf	1	1	2	0	2.25
Agilysys	0	1	5	1	3.00

TruGolf currently has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7,146.38%. Agilysys has a consensus target price of $138.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.36%. Given TruGolf’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TruGolf is more favorable than Agilysys.

Volatility & Risk

TruGolf has a beta of -1.01, meaning that its share price is 201% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of TruGolf shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are held by institutional investors. 36.9% of TruGolf shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Agilysys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Agilysys beats TruGolf on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TruGolf

TruGolf Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, engages in the development and sale of indoor golf simulator hardware under the TruGolf Nevada brand for residential and commercial markets in the United States. It also provides E6 Connect software for use on other companies' hardware. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Centerville, Utah.

About Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. operates as a developer and marketer of software-enabled solutions and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers software solutions fully integrated with third party hardware and operating systems; cloud applications, support, and maintenance; subscription and maintenance; and professional services. The company’s hospitality software solutions include hospitality experience cloud offers solution ecosystems that combine core operational systems for property management, point-of-sale (POS), and inventory and procurement; and Hospitality Solution Studios. Its food and beverage ecosystem solutions comprise InfoGenesis POS; IG Kiosk; IG Flex; IG KDS; IG OnDemand; IG Fly; IG Quick Pay; IG Smart Menu; IG Digital Menu Board; IG PanOptic AI-powered self-checkout kiosk; Pay, a payment processing solution; eCash for cashless tender; gift card solution; and Analyze, a cloud-based data analytic platform. The company’s inventory and procurement ecosystem solutions include Eatec solution and Stratton Warren System; LMS, a on-premise or hosted, web and mobile-enabled PMS solution; Versa, a hospitality solution; and Stay, a cloud-native SaaS property management system. Its hospitality and leisure and experience enhancer solutions comprise Book, Express Kiosk and Express Mobile for check-in and check-out; Spa software; Golf; Sales & Catering; Service; Authorize; DataMagine; Reserve solution; Digital Marketing solution; Retail POS solution; Central Reservations; Loyalty & Promotions; Membership; Residence Management; and Guest App. It serves hotels, resorts and cruise lines, casinos, corporate food service management, restaurants, universities, stadiums, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.