We will be comparing the differences between HubSpot Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) and GlobalSCAPE Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:GSB) as far as risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, 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 | 13.05 | 63.83M | -1.66 | 0.00 |
| GlobalSCAPE Inc. | 33.92M | 3.07 | N/A | 0.04 | 159.46 |
Table 1 demonstrates HubSpot Inc. and GlobalSCAPE Inc.’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Profitability
Table 2 shows us HubSpot Inc. and GlobalSCAPE Inc.’s return on assets, net margins and return on equity.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| HubSpot Inc. | -12.44% | -27.7% | -8.2% |
| GlobalSCAPE Inc. | 0.00% | 1.6% | 1% |
Risk and Volatility
HubSpot Inc.’s volatility measures that it’s 91.00% more volatile than Standard & Poor’s 500 due to its 1.91 beta. From a competition point of view, GlobalSCAPE Inc. has a 0.57 beta which is 43.00% less volatile compared to Standard & Poor’s 500.
Liquidity
The Current Ratio of HubSpot Inc. is 3 while its Quick Ratio stands at 3. The Current Ratio of rival GlobalSCAPE Inc. is 1.1 and its Quick Ratio is has 1.1. HubSpot Inc. is better equipped to clear short and long-term obligations than GlobalSCAPE Inc.
Dividends
The dividend yield for GlobalSCAPE Inc. is 1.02% while its annual dividend payout is $0.06 per share. HubSpot Inc. does not pay a dividend.
Analyst Ratings
The table delivered features the ratings and recommendations for HubSpot Inc. and GlobalSCAPE Inc.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| HubSpot Inc. | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.50 |
| GlobalSCAPE Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
HubSpot Inc. has a 5.89% upside potential and an average price target of $172.14.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Roughly 95.7% of HubSpot Inc. shares are held by institutional investors while 22.5% of GlobalSCAPE Inc. are owned by institutional investors. Insiders held roughly 6.2% of HubSpot Inc.’s shares. Insiders Competitively, held 17.2% of GlobalSCAPE Inc. shares.
Performance
In this table we show 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. | -3.56% | 3.59% | 25.52% | 14.76% | 46.22% | 30.43% |
| GlobalSCAPE Inc. | 30.53% | 29.39% | 34.09% | 48.61% | 69.54% | 31.7% |
For the past year HubSpot Inc.’s stock price has smaller growth than GlobalSCAPE Inc.
Summary
On 8 of the 12 factors GlobalSCAPE 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.
GlobalSCAPE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and distributes software, delivers managed and hosted solutions, and provides associated services for secure information exchange, and file transfer and sharing for enterprises and consumers worldwide. It offers managed file transfer solutions, including enhanced file transfer (EFT) platforms; and Mail Express solution that enable users to send and receive encrypted e-mail and attachments of unlimited size. The company also provides Wide Area File Services Solution that enables to replicate, share, and backup files within a wide or local area network; and CuteFTP, a file transfer program for individuals and small businesses. In addition, it offers various professional services, such as product customization and system integration, solution quickstart implementations, business process and workflow, policy development, education and training, and solution health checks, as well as engineering services; and maintenance and support services. The company primarily serves the finance, health care, energy, retail, manufacturing, and engineering markets. GlobalSCAPE, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
