Comparing of Aquantia Corp. (AQ) and Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX)

Aquantia Corp. (NYSE:AQ) and Deluxe Corporation (NYSE:DLX) compete against each other in the Business Services sector. We will contrast them and contrast their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aquantia Corp.	10	4.28	N/A	-0.61	0.00
Deluxe Corporation	43	0.90	N/A	2.82	14.31

Table 1 shows the top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation for Aquantia Corp. and Deluxe Corporation.

Profitability

Table 2 demonstrates the return on equity, net margins and return on assets of Aquantia Corp. and Deluxe Corporation.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aquantia Corp.	0.00%	-23.5%	-18.9%
Deluxe Corporation	0.00%	0%	0%

Liquidity

4 and 3.2 are the respective Current Ratio and a Quick Ratio of Aquantia Corp. Its rival Deluxe Corporation’s Current and Quick Ratios are 1.2 and 1.1 respectively. Aquantia Corp. has a better chance of clearing its pay short and long-term debts than Deluxe Corporation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

Institutional investors owned 57.2% of Aquantia Corp. shares and 93.9% of Deluxe Corporation shares. Aquantia Corp.’s share owned by insiders are 2.3%. Competitively, Deluxe Corporation has 0.8% of it’s share owned by insiders.

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)
Aquantia Corp.	3.55%	40.48%	67.67%	32.45%	12.1%	53.14%
Deluxe Corporation	-5.08%	-12.13%	-18.56%	-18.1%	-42.49%	4.99%

For the past year Aquantia Corp. has stronger performance than Deluxe Corporation

Summary

Deluxe Corporation beats on 5 of the 8 factors Aquantia Corp.

Aquantia Corp., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets advanced high-speed communication integrated circuits for Ethernet connectivity in the data center, enterprise infrastructure, and access markets worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Deluxe Corporation provides checks, forms, marketing solutions, accessories, and other products and services for small businesses and financial institutions. It operates through three segments: Small Business Services, Financial Services, and Direct Checks. The company provides checks; printed forms, such as deposit tickets, billing forms, work orders, job proposals, purchase orders, invoices, and personnel forms, as well as computer forms and check registers; and accessories and other products comprising envelopes, office supplies, stamps, and labels, as well as checkbook covers. It also offers Web services, which include logo and Web design; hosting and other Web services; search engine optimization; and marketing programs, including email, mobile, and social media, and other self-service marketing solutions. In addition, the company provides fraud protection and security, online and offline payroll services, and electronic checks; and promotional solutions, such as postcards, brochures, retail packaging supplies, apparel, greeting cards, and business cards. Further, it offers financial technology solutions to larger financial institutions, which comprise data-driven marketing solutions, including outsourced marketing campaign targeting and execution; treasury management solutions; and digital enablement solutions, including loyalty and rewards programs. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, and North and South America. The company was formerly known as Deluxe Check Printers, Incorporated and changed its name to Deluxe Corporation in 1988. Deluxe Corporation was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota.