Eventbrite Inc. (EB) and Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN) Contrasting side by side

Both Eventbrite Inc. (NYSE:EB) and Bridgeline Digital Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN) compete on a level playing field in the Application Software industry. We will evaluate their performance with regards to analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation, institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eventbrite Inc.	278.39M	6.85	69.44M	-1.39	0.00
Bridgeline Digital Inc.	11.97M	0.35	12.06M	-2.11	0.00

We can see in table 1 the earnings per share (EPS), gross revenue and valuation of Eventbrite Inc. and Bridgeline Digital Inc.

Profitability

Table 2 demonstrates the return on equity, return on assets and net margins of Eventbrite Inc. and Bridgeline Digital Inc.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eventbrite Inc.	-24.94%	0%	0%
Bridgeline Digital Inc.	-100.75%	-200.3%	-98.7%

Liquidity

Eventbrite Inc. has a Current Ratio of 1.7 and a Quick Ratio of 1.7. Competitively, Bridgeline Digital Inc.’s Current Ratio is 1.7 and has 1.7 Quick Ratio. ‘s better ability to pay short and long-term obligations than .

Insider & Institutional Ownership

Eventbrite Inc. and Bridgeline Digital Inc. has shares owned by institutional investors as follows: 0% and 18.2%. Insiders owned roughly 0.2% of Eventbrite Inc.’s shares. Comparatively, 7.48% are Bridgeline Digital Inc.’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)
Eventbrite Inc.	5.58%	5.96%	6%	0%	0%	14.35%
Bridgeline Digital Inc.	0%	-12.62%	-34.34%	-74.19%	-87.51%	-0.52%

For the past year Eventbrite Inc. had bullish trend while Bridgeline Digital Inc. had bearish trend.

Summary

Eventbrite Inc. beats on 8 of the 9 factors Bridgeline Digital Inc.

Eventbrite, Inc. operates as a technology platform worldwide. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, increase reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bridgeline Digital, Inc. operates as a digital engagement company in the United States. The companyÂ’s iAPPS platform enables companies and developers to create Websites, Web applications, and online stores. It offers iAPPS Experience Manager, a marketing automation engine and content management system; iAPPS Content Manager that enables non-technical users to create, edit, and publish content via a browser-based interface; and iAPPS Commerce, an online B2B and B2C e-commerce solution, which allows users to manage domestic and international commerce initiatives. The company also provides iAPPS Marketier, an online marketing management solution that helps marketers drive to their sites through personalized and targeted marketing automation flows; and iAPPS Analyzer to manage, measure, and optimize Web properties by recording detailed events and mining data for statistical analysis. In addition, it offers iAPPS Social, a social media management solution that empowers customers to set up customized watch lists; and iAPPSds, a Web content management and e-commerce platform to multi-unit organizations and franchises. Further, the company provides digital strategy, Web design and development, usability engineering, information architecture, and search engine optimization services; co-location, application monitoring, emergency response, version control, load balancing, managed firewall security, and virus protection services; and shared, dedicated, and Software as a Service hosting services. It serves vertical markets, such as financial services, franchises/multi-unit organizations, retail brand names, health services and life sciences, technology, credit unions and regional banks, and associations and foundations through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Bridgeline Software, Inc. and changed its name to Bridgeline Digital, Inc. in March 2010. Bridgeline Digital, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.