Critical Analysis: Verb Technology (NASDAQ:VERB) vs. American International (OTCMKTS:AMIH)

American International (OTCMKTS:AMIH) and Verb Technology (NASDAQ:VERB) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American International and Verb Technology”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American International	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.21)	0.00
Verb Technology	$201,000.00	26.97	-$21.99 million	N/A	N/A

American International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verb Technology.

Profitability

This table compares American International and Verb Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verb Technology	-5,002.98%	-88.37%	-52.37%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.0% of American International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Verb Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of American International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Verb Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for American International and Verb Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Verb Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00

Verb Technology has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,731.50%. Given Verb Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verb Technology is more favorable than American International.

Summary

American International beats Verb Technology on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American International

American International Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates as an investor, developer, and asset manager with various assets in the energy supply chain. Its portfolio includes cycle energy that owns and operates cycle oil, cycle services, and cycle technologies. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Electra, Texas.

About Verb Technology

Verb Technology Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops Software-as-a-Service applications platform. It offers MARKET.live, a livestream social shopping platform, that allows brands, retailers, and creators to broadcast shopping events on various social media channels, as well as services that range from production of livestream events to host and event consulting, and drop ship and creator programs. The company also provides verbCRM, a customer relationship management application; verbLEARN, an learning management system application; verbLIVE, an interactive livestream eCommerce application; and verbPULSE, a business/augmented notification and sales coach application. In addition, it offers verbTEAMS, a self on-boarding, video based CRM and content management application for life sciences companies, professional sports teams, small businesses, and solopreneurs. Further, the company provides non-digital services, such as printing and fulfillment services to enterprise clients. Verb Technology Company, Inc. is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.