Blue Sphere (OTCMKTS:BLSP) and Sify Technologies (NASDAQ:SIFY) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Dividends
Sify Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Blue Sphere does not pay a dividend.
Risk and Volatility
Blue Sphere has a beta of -2.68, meaning that its stock price is 368% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sify Technologies has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
5.5% of Sify Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Blue Sphere shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 77.0% of Sify Technologies 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Blue Sphere and Sify Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blue Sphere | $3.82 million | 0.01 | -$3.90 million | N/A | N/A |
| Sify Technologies | $318.04 million | 0.17 | $14.32 million | N/A | N/A |
Sify Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Sphere.
Profitability
This table compares Blue Sphere and Sify Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blue Sphere | -156.01% | -386.76% | -39.31% |
| Sify Technologies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Blue Sphere and Sify Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blue Sphere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Sify Technologies | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Sify Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.15, suggesting a potential upside of 53.57%. Given Sify Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sify Technologies is more favorable than Blue Sphere.
Summary
Sify Technologies beats Blue Sphere on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Blue Sphere
Blue Sphere Corporation operates as a developer and independent power producer in the clean energy production and waste to energy markets. The company focuses on projects related to the acquisition, construction, and development of biogas facilities in the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Israel. It also focuses on soil amendments, compost, and other by-products. The company was formerly known as Jin Jie Corp. and changed its name to Blue Sphere Corporation in February 2010. Blue Sphere Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Sify Technologies
Sify Technologies Limited provides integrated ICT solutions and services in India and internationally. The company operates in five segments: Telecom Services, Data Center Services, Cloud and Managed Services, Technology Integration Services, and Applications Integration Services. The Telecom Services segment offers Internet protocol based virtual private network services, including intranets, extranets, and remote access applications; and last mile connectivity services. The Data Center Services segment provides co-location, regular backup, server load balancing, and remote backup solutions; messaging, shared hosting, network, and security services; storage and virtualization services; and managed voice services to resident enterprises. The Cloud and Managed Services segment offers on-demand hosting services; and remote and onsite infrastructure management services that manages and supports customer operating systems, applications, and database layers, as well as utility-based on-demand storage service that manages the lifecycle of enterprise information. The Technology Integration Services segment provides data center build, network integration, information security, end user computing, and collaborative tools and solutions. The Applications Integration Services segment offers a range of Web-applications; and operates online portals, including sify.com and samachar.com, which acts as principal entry points and gateway for accessing the Internet, as well as related content sites. Sify Technologies Limited also provides Website design, development, content management, online assessment tools, and search engine optimization services; messaging and collaboration services and solutions; online testing engine and network management services; and online exam engine solutions. The company was formerly known as Sify Limited and changed its name to Sify Technologies Limited in October 2007. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chennai, India.
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