BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) versus Oracle Co. Japan (OTCMKTS:OCLCF) Critical Review

BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) and Oracle Co. Japan (OTCMKTS:OCLCF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BlackBerry and Oracle Co. Japan, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackBerry	0	7	1	0	2.13
Oracle Co. Japan	0	0	0	0	0.00

BlackBerry currently has a consensus target price of $4.88, indicating a potential downside of 45.81%. Given BlackBerry’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe BlackBerry is more favorable than Oracle Co. Japan.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BlackBerry and Oracle Co. Japan”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackBerry	$549.10 million	9.63	$53.20 million	$0.08	112.56
Oracle Co. Japan	N/A	N/A	N/A	$235.64	0.25

BlackBerry has higher revenue and earnings than Oracle Co. Japan. Oracle Co. Japan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackBerry, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares BlackBerry and Oracle Co. Japan’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackBerry	9.69%	10.09%	6.10%
Oracle Co. Japan	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.5% of BlackBerry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of Oracle Co. Japan shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackBerry shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BlackBerry beats Oracle Co. Japan on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry Limited provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Cybersecurity, IoT, and Licensing and Other. The company offers CylanceENDPOINT, an integrated endpoint security solution; CylanceGUARD, a managed detection and response solution; CylanceEDGE, an AI-powered continuous authentication zero trust network access solution; CylanceINTELLIGENCE, a contextual cyber threat intelligence service; BlackBerry Dynamics offers a development platform and secure container for mobile applications; BlackBerry Workspaces a secure Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) solution; BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Enterprise, an enterprise-grade secure instant messaging solution for messaging, voice and video; BlackBerry SecuSUITE is a certified, multi-OS voice and text messaging solution; BlackBerry AtHoc, a secure networked critical event management solution; and BlackBerry unified endpoint management (UEM) solutions. It also provides BlackBerry Technology Solutions (BTS); BlackBerry Certicom, a patented elliptic curve cryptography, which provides device security, anti-counterfeiting and product authentication solutions; BlackBerry Radar offers monitoring and telematics solutions; BlackBerry Professional; and cyber security consulting services. In addition, the company is involved in the patent licensing and legacy service access fees business. The company was formerly known as Research In Motion Limited and changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013. BlackBerry Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

About Oracle Co. Japan

Oracle Corporation Japan engages in the development and sale of software and hardware products and solutions in Japan. It operates through three segments: Cloud and License, Hardware Systems, and Services. The company sells software solutions, such as relational database management software, middleware, and applications; hardware, including servers, storage devices, and network devices for use in building and operating IT environments, such as cloud computing environments; and cloud services through Internet and other networks, as well as provides software license renewal rights and technical support. It offers technical support, maintenance, and repair of hardware products; and consulting and customer support services. In addition, the company provides Oracle database, Java, Linux, NoSQL, servers and storage, Exadata, and MySQL solutions; and Oracle cloud infrastructure, which include compute, storage, networking, Big data, AI and Machine Learning, analytics and BI, Big data, cloud regions, compliance, containers and functions, cost management and governance, data lake, developer, database, content management, DevOps, government and hybrid cloud, integration, observability and management, Microsoft Azure partnership, VMware, and security. Further, the company offers cloud applications, such as enterprise resource planning, supply chain and manufacturing, human capital management, customer experience, and fusion data intelligence platform, as well as NetSuite. It serves automotive, communications, construction and engineering, consumer package goods, education, financial services, food and beverage, government, healthcare, technology, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, oil and gas, life sciences, media and entertainment, public safety, retail, energy and water, travel, transportation, and professional services sectors. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Oracle Corporation Japan operates as a subsidiary of Oracle Japan Holding Inc.