Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR – Get Free Report) and Locafy (NASDAQ:LCFY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Sabre has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Locafy has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Sabre and Locafy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sabre | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Locafy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.4% of Sabre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Locafy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sabre shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Locafy shares are held by 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sabre and Locafy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sabre | $2.91 billion | 0.46 | -$527.61 million | ($0.79) | -4.41 |
| Locafy | $2.76 million | 3.22 | -$1.96 million | ($1.23) | -5.24 |
Locafy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabre. Locafy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sabre, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Sabre and Locafy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sabre | -10.01% | N/A | -2.98% |
| Locafy | -58.48% | -64.65% | -36.58% |
Summary
Sabre beats Locafy on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sabre
Sabre Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as software and technology company for travel industry in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Travel Solutions and Hospitality Solutions. The Travel Solutions segment operates a business-to-business travel marketplace that offers travel content, such as inventory, prices, and availability from a range of travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental brands, rail carriers, cruise lines, and tour operators with a network of travel buyers comprising online and offline travel agencies, travel management companies, and corporate travel departments. This segment provides a portfolio of software technology products and solutions through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and hosted delivery models to airlines and other travel suppliers. Its products include reservation systems for carriers, commercial and operations products, agency solutions, and data-driven intelligence solutions. Its Hospitality Solutions segment provides software and solutions to hoteliers through SaaS and hosted delivery models. Sabre Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.
About Locafy
Locafy Limited operates as a software-as-a-service company (SaaS) that specializes in search engine marketing in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Publishing, Direct Sales, and Reseller Sales. It focuses on commercializing its SaaS online publishing technology platform that comprises an integrated suite of solutions. The company also owns and operates several online directories and offers search engine optimization solutions, which include creation of proximity pages and proximity networks, local pages, and map pack booster. In addition, its platform publishes content to various devices that uses a web browser to display web content, as well as programmatically optimizes the published content for local search. The company offers its solutions directly to customers, as well as through digital agencies and search engine optimization freelancers. The company was formerly known as Moboom Limited and changed its name to Locafy Limited in January 2021. Locafy Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Subiaco, Australia.
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