Head to Head Analysis: Media 100 (OTCMKTS:MDEA) vs. NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP)

NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and Media 100 (OTCMKTS:MDEA) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NetApp and Media 100″s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NetApp	$6.92 billion	5.71	$1.28 billion	$6.36	31.67
Media 100	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than Media 100.

Risk and Volatility

NetApp has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Media 100 has a beta of -1.37, suggesting that its share price is 237% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NetApp and Media 100’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetApp	18.43%	117.23%	13.09%
Media 100	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Media 100 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for NetApp and Media 100, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetApp	0	10	5	0	2.33
Media 100	0	0	0	0	0.00

NetApp currently has a consensus target price of $172.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.45%. Given Media 100’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Media 100 is more favorable than NetApp.

Summary

NetApp beats Media 100 on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NetApp

NetApp, Inc. provides cloud-led and data-centric services to manage and share data on-premises, and private and public clouds worldwide. It operates in two segments, Hybrid Cloud and Public Could. The company offers intelligent data management software, such as NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management, NetApp SnapMirror Data Replication, NetApp SnapLock Data Compliance, and storage infrastructure solutions, including NetApp All-Flash FAS series, NetApp Fabric Attached Storage, NetApp E/EF series, and NetApp StorageGRID. In addition, it provides cloud storage and data services comprising NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, and cloud operations services, such as NetApp Cloud Insights, Spot by NetApp, and Instaclustr. Further, the company offers application-aware data management service under the NetApp Astra name; and professional and support services, such as strategic consulting, professional, managed, and support services. Additionally, it provides assessment, design, implementation, and migration services. The company serves the energy, financial service, government, technology, internet, life science, healthcare service, manufacturing, media, entertainment, animation, video postproduction, and markets through a direct sales force and an ecosystem of partners. NetApp, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Media 100

Media 100 Inc. designs, develops, and sells media systems for content design. Its product lines consist of 844/X, a system for content design; Media 100 i, a family of dual-stream video editing systems that uses Macintosh; and iFinish, a family of dual-stream video editing systems that uses Windows. The company’s products are personal computer-based workstations configured with proprietary software and hardware for performing video, audio, graphics, and metadata processing functions in real time. The company also offers technical support, software upgrades, and maintenance contracts. The company sells its products worldwide through direct sales force, value-added resellers, and distributors to broadcast designers, visual effects artists, and video editors of professional television and post-production establishments. Media 100 Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.