Suggestion Box (OTCMKTS:SGTB) and Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) Critical Contrast

Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Suggestion Box (OTCMKTS:SGTB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of Eventbrite shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Suggestion Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Eventbrite and Suggestion Box’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite	-3.64%	-9.32%	-2.14%
Suggestion Box	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Eventbrite has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Suggestion Box has a beta of -2.54, suggesting that its share price is 354% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Eventbrite and Suggestion Box, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eventbrite	1	1	1	0	2.00
Suggestion Box	0	0	0	0	0.00

Eventbrite presently has a consensus price target of $4.40, suggesting a potential downside of 1.46%. Given Suggestion Box’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Suggestion Box is more favorable than Eventbrite.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eventbrite and Suggestion Box”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eventbrite	$325.07 million	1.34	-$15.57 million	($0.12)	-37.21
Suggestion Box	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Suggestion Box has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eventbrite.

Summary

Eventbrite beats Suggestion Box on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Suggestion Box

Kuboo, Inc., doing business as Safe Communications, Inc., provides open and secure family communications. It operates a child safe virtual world that offers games, edutainment, controlled chat, and multiple channels online streaming in one platform. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.