We will be comparing the differences between HubSpot Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) and NetSol Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:NTWK) as far as institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation are concerned. The two businesses are rivals in the Application Software industry.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| HubSpot Inc. | 512.98M | 13.68 | 63.83M | -0.36 | 0.00 |
| NetSol Technologies Inc. | 67.06M | 1.30 | 7.86M | 0.50 | 12.51 |
Table 1 highlights HubSpot Inc. and NetSol Technologies Inc.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 provides us HubSpot Inc. and NetSol Technologies Inc.’s net margins, return on assets and return on equity.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HubSpot Inc. | -12.44% | -28.8% | -8.5% |
| NetSol Technologies Inc. | 11.72% | 9.2% | 5.7% |
Risk and Volatility
A 1.91 beta indicates that HubSpot Inc. is 91.00% more volatile compared to Standard & Poor’s 500. From a competition point of view, NetSol Technologies Inc. has a 0.13 beta which is 87.00% less volatile compared to Standard & Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
The Current Ratio of HubSpot Inc. is 3.2 while its Quick Ratio stands at 3.2. The Current Ratio of rival NetSol Technologies Inc. is 2.5 and its Quick Ratio is has 2.5. HubSpot Inc. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than NetSol Technologies Inc.
Analyst Ratings
The next table highlights the shown recommendations and ratings for HubSpot Inc. and NetSol Technologies Inc.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HubSpot Inc. | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.56 |
| NetSol Technologies Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HubSpot Inc.’s downside potential currently stands at -0.98% and an $168.75 average price target.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
HubSpot Inc. and NetSol Technologies Inc. has shares owned by institutional investors as follows: 97.4% and 22.6%. About 6.5% of HubSpot Inc.’s share are owned by insiders. On the other hand, insiders owned about 13% of NetSol Technologies Inc.’s shares.
Performance
Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| HubSpot Inc. | -5.25% | -8.6% | -14.71% | 1.6% | 59.29% | 49.02% |
| NetSol Technologies Inc. | -1.74% | -40.5% | 6.04% | 0.08% | 43.22% | 32.29% |
For the past year HubSpot Inc.’s stock price has bigger growth than NetSol Technologies Inc.
Summary
On 7 of the 12 factors NetSol Technologies Inc. beats HubSpot Inc.
HubSpot, Inc. provides a cloud-based marketing and sales software platform for businesses in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Its software platform includes integrated applications, such as social media, search engine optimization, blogging, Website content management, marketing automation, email, CRM, analytics, and reporting that enables businesses to attract visitors to their Websites, convert visitors into leads, and close leads into customers and delight customers. The company also offers professional, and phone and email-based support services. HubSpot, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
NetSol Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and exports software products to the automobile financing and leasing, banking, and financial services industries worldwide. It also provides system integration, consulting, and IT products and services. The company offers NetSol Financial Suite (NFS), an end-to-end solution covering leasing and finance cycle for the asset finance industry; and NFS Ascent platform, a lease accounting and contract processing engine. Its NFS includes Point of Sale, a front office processing system for companies in the financial sector; Credit Application Processing System that handles incoming credit applications from dealers, agents, brokers, and the direct sales force; Contract Management System, which enables its users to manage and maintain a contract throughout its life cycle; Wholesale Finance System (WFS) that automates and manages the floor plan/bailment activities; Dealer Auditor Access System, a Web-based solution used in conjunction with WFS; and Fleet Management System to handle fleet management needs. The companyÂ’s NFS Ascent comprises LeasePak, which handles various aspects of the lease or loan lifecycle; and LeasePak software-as-a-service to small and mid-sized leasing and finance companies. In addition, it offers LeaseSoft, a full lifecycle lease and finance system for funder market; and LoanSoft for consumer loan market. Further, the company provides NFS Mobility that enables a sales force for the finance and leasing company to access various channels, such as point of sale, field investigation, and auditing. Its NFS Mobility includes mAccount, a self-service mobile solution; mPOS application, a Web and mobile enabled platform; mDealer that provides a mobile platform; mAuditor, which schedules visits, records audit exceptions, and tracks assets; and Mobile Field Investigator that permits applicants for detail verification. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.
