Critical Contrast: SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) vs. AppYea (OTCMKTS:APYP)

AppYea (OTCMKTS:APYP) and SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AppYea and SpringBig”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppYea	N/A	N/A	-$1.82 million	N/A	N/A
SpringBig	$28.37 million	0.13	-$10.23 million	($0.08)	-1.00

AppYea has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SpringBig.

Profitability

This table compares AppYea and SpringBig’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppYea	N/A	N/A	-269.35%
SpringBig	-15.10%	N/A	-63.22%

Risk and Volatility

AppYea has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SpringBig has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for AppYea and SpringBig, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppYea	0	0	0	0	0.00
SpringBig	0	0	1	0	3.00

SpringBig has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,150.00%. Given SpringBig’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SpringBig is more favorable than AppYea.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.9% of SpringBig shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AppYea shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of SpringBig shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SpringBig beats AppYea on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AppYea

AppYea, Inc., a digital health company, develops wearable monitoring solutions to treat sleep apnea and snoring. It develops AppySleep app, a wristband that monitors physiological parameters during sleep; AppySleep, a biofeedback snoring treatment wristband; AppySleep LAB, a smartphone medical application that monitors breathing patterns in the sleep and identify sleep arena episode without direct contact to the user; and AppySleep PRO a wristband for the treatment of sleep arena using biofeedback in combination with AppySleep LAB app. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Gan Yavne, Israel.

About SpringBig

SpringBig Holdings, Inc. develops and operates a software platform that provides marketing and customer engagement services to cannabis dispensaries and brands in the United States and Canada. Its platform offers customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.