Rand Worldwide (OTCMKTS:RWWI) versus Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) Head-To-Head Survey

Rand Worldwide (OTCMKTS:RWWI) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Rand Worldwide has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verint Systems has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Rand Worldwide and Verint Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rand Worldwide	18.60%	106.88%	18.94%
Verint Systems	7.66%	12.35%	4.82%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Rand Worldwide and Verint Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rand Worldwide	0	0	0	0	0.00
Verint Systems	0	2	5	0	2.71

Verint Systems has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 67.68%. Given Verint Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than Rand Worldwide.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rand Worldwide and Verint Systems”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rand Worldwide	$408.11 million	1.25	$52.43 million	$1.33	11.45
Verint Systems	$909.19 million	1.20	$82.27 million	$0.82	22.06

Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Rand Worldwide. Rand Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verint Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Rand Worldwide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Verint Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.2% of Rand Worldwide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Verint Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Verint Systems beats Rand Worldwide on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rand Worldwide

Rand Worldwide, Inc. provides design automation and data management solutions primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates in five divisions: IMAGINiT Technologies, Rand Simulation, Facilities Management, ASCENT, and Rand 3D. The IMAGINiT Technologies division resells Autodesk solutions and system integration, and consulting services to customers in the manufacturing, infrastructure, building, and media and entertainment industries; resells Twinmotion visualization software, which provides design professionals to transform architectural models and designs into photorealistic images and immersive videos; offers a range of 3D laser scanning equipment and related software to help architectural, engineering, and construction firms; and sells its own proprietary software products and related services. The Rand Simulation division offers Ansys engineering simulation software to help organizations incorporate engineering simulation technology into the product development process; and provides simulation consulting services to enable organizations to achieve cost savings and design improvements through simulation technology. The Facilities Management division provides ARCHIBUS products for facilities management software for space planning, strategic planning, and lease/property administration; and offers various training, consulting, and support services for the ARCHIBUS products. The ASCENT division provides professional training materials and knowledge products for engineering software tools. The Rand 3D division offers training solutions for Dassault Systèmes and PTC products, including Pro/ENGINEER, CREO, and Windchill. Rand Worldwide, Inc. is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

About Verint Systems

Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.