We will be contrasting the differences between ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE:ECOM) and HubSpot Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) as far as dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and valuation are concerned. The two businesses are rivals in the Application Software industry.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ChannelAdvisor Corporation | 130.53M | 2.28 | 8.67M | -0.32 | 0.00 |
| HubSpot Inc. | 475.50M | 13.19 | 63.87M | -0.36 | 0.00 |
Table 1 demonstrates ChannelAdvisor Corporation and HubSpot Inc.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 provides the return on equity, net margins and return on assets of the two firms.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ChannelAdvisor Corporation | -6.64% | -10.1% | -6.2% |
| HubSpot Inc. | -13.43% | -28.8% | -8.5% |
Volatility & Risk
ChannelAdvisor Corporation has a beta of 0.25 and its 75.00% less volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500. HubSpot Inc.’s 1.91 beta is the reason why it is 91.00% more volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
The Current Ratio of ChannelAdvisor Corporation is 1.9 while its Quick Ratio stands at 1.9. The Current Ratio of rival HubSpot Inc. is 3.2 and its Quick Ratio is has 3.2. HubSpot Inc. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than ChannelAdvisor Corporation.
Analyst Ratings
ChannelAdvisor Corporation and HubSpot Inc. Recommendations and Ratings are available in the next table.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ChannelAdvisor Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HubSpot Inc. | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.56 |
Meanwhile, HubSpot Inc.’s consensus price target is $159.5, while its potential downside is -0.25%.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Institutional investors held 85.4% of ChannelAdvisor Corporation shares and 97.4% of HubSpot Inc. shares. ChannelAdvisor Corporation’s share held by insiders are 3.1%. Insiders Comparatively, held 6.5% of HubSpot Inc. shares.
Performance
Here are the Week, Month, Quarter, Half Year, Year and YTD Performance of both pretenders.
| Performance (W) | Performance (M) | Performance (Q) | Performance (HY) | Performance (Y) | Performance (YTD) | |
| ChannelAdvisor Corporation | -6.42% | -13.2% | -16.86% | -30.14% | 11.16% | 11.78% |
| HubSpot Inc. | -5.25% | -8.6% | -14.71% | 1.6% | 59.29% | 49.02% |
For the past year ChannelAdvisor Corporation’s stock price has smaller growth than HubSpot Inc.
Summary
ChannelAdvisor Corporation beats HubSpot Inc. on 6 of the 11 factors.
ChannelAdvisor Corporation provides software-as-a-service solutions worldwide. Its solutions enable its retailer and branded manufacturer customers to integrate, manage, and optimize their merchandise sales on various online channels. The companyÂ’s suite of solutions include various modules, including Marketplaces module that connects customers to third-party marketplaces; and Digital Marketing module, which connects customers to compare shopping Websites that allow customers to advertise products on search engines. It also offers Where to Buy solution that allows branded manufacturers to provide their Web visitors or digital marketing audiences with information about the authorized resellers that carry their products and the availability of those products; and Product Intelligence, a solution that provides branded manufacturers with insights about online assortment, product coverage gaps, pricing trends, and adherence by their retailers to content guidelines. ChannelAdvisor Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina.
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.
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