Comparing Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) & GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB)

Code Rebel (OTCMKTS:CDRBQ) and GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.0% of GitLab shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of GitLab shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Code Rebel and GitLab, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Code Rebel	0	0	0	0	0.00
GitLab	0	3	23	1	2.93

GitLab has a consensus price target of $76.42, suggesting a potential upside of 12.67%. Given GitLab’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GitLab is more favorable than Code Rebel.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Code Rebel and GitLab”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GitLab	$579.91 million	18.98	-$424.17 million	($0.32)	-211.97

Code Rebel has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GitLab.

Volatility & Risk

Code Rebel has a beta of 50.13, meaning that its share price is 4,913% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GitLab has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Code Rebel and GitLab’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Code Rebel	N/A	N/A	N/A
GitLab	-6.83%	-11.72%	-5.98%

Summary

GitLab beats Code Rebel on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Code Rebel

Code Rebel Corporation operates as a software and information technology (IT) services company. It operates in two segments, Software and IT Services. The Software segment develops, markets, and licenses interactive remote application terminal services solution (iRAPP). The iRAPP allows personal computers users to use applications on a single Mac remote desktop simultaneously via the iRAPP client or any standard compliant remote desktop protocol client. This segment offers iRAPP client-side products for Mac OS X and Windows applications; iRAPP terminal server products, including iRAPP-single-user remote desktop and iRAPP-TS multiple-user terminal server for Mac OS X applications; and iRAPP access products, such as iRAPP Load Balancer and iRAPP Gateway. The IT Services segment provides Independent Software Vendor relationships (ISVs)/channel partner platforms, which provide project management, application, and technical consulting, as well as database administration for implementing projects and managed-services engagements; and professional services consulting that implements, upgrades, and maintains software packages those ISVs offer to their clients. Code Rebel Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Kahului, Hawaii.

About GitLab

GitLab Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops software for the software development lifecycle in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It offers GitLab, a DevOps platform, which is a single application that leads to faster cycle time and allows visibility throughout and control over various stages of the DevOps lifecycle. The company helps organizations to plan, build, secure, and deploy software to drive business outcomes. It also provides related training and professional services. The company was formerly known as GitLab B.V. and changed its name to GitLab Inc. in July 2015. GitLab Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.