Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) and Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Snowflake shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Snowflake has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Snowflake | 1 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 2.78 |
| Iveda Solutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Snowflake currently has a consensus target price of $202.92, suggesting a potential upside of 32.98%. Given Snowflake’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Snowflake and Iveda Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Snowflake | $3.63 billion | 13.89 | -$836.10 million | ($3.87) | -39.43 |
| Iveda Solutions | $5.31 million | 1.23 | -$3.23 million | ($1.62) | -1.43 |
Iveda Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snowflake. Snowflake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iveda Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Snowflake and Iveda Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Snowflake | -33.02% | -24.23% | -13.30% |
| Iveda Solutions | -61.38% | -64.43% | -43.88% |
Summary
Snowflake beats Iveda Solutions on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Snowflake
Snowflake Inc. provides a cloud-based data platform for various organizations in the United States and internationally. Its platform offers Data Cloud, which enables customers to consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data and data products, as well as applies artificial intelligence (AI) for solving business problems. The company was formerly known as Snowflake Computing, Inc. and changed its name to Snowflake Inc. in April 2019. Snowflake Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Bozeman, Montana.
About Iveda Solutions
Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.
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