Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) & BILL (NYSE:BILL) Critical Analysis

BILL (NYSE:BILL) and Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.0% of BILL shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of BILL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Hayden Hall shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BILL and Hayden Hall, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BILL	1	9	10	0	2.45
Hayden Hall	0	0	0	0	0.00

BILL currently has a consensus price target of $78.28, indicating a potential downside of 18.42%. Given Hayden Hall’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hayden Hall is more favorable than BILL.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BILL and Hayden Hall”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BILL	$1.29 billion	7.70	-$28.88 million	($0.33)	-290.76
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hayden Hall has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BILL.

Profitability

This table compares BILL and Hayden Hall’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BILL	0.59%	1.54%	0.67%
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BILL beats Hayden Hall on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BILL

BILL Holdings, Inc. provides financial automation software for small and midsize businesses worldwide. The company provides software-as-a-service, cloud-based payments, and spend management products, which allow users to automate accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, as well as enable users to connect with their suppliers and/or customers to do business, eliminate expense reports, manage cash flows, and improve office efficiency. It also offers onboarding implementation support, and ongoing support and training services. In addition, the company's artificial intelligence enabled software provides connections between suppliers and clients. It serves accounting firms, financial institutions, and software companies. The company was formerly known as Bill.com Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to BILL Holdings, Inc. in February 2023. BILL Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About Hayden Hall

Hayden Hall, Inc. develops communications software solutions. The company offers convergent network mediation, OSS integration, network management, and electronic bonding solutions. Its solutions are used for protocol translation, data transformation, element and network management, OSS application integration, and OSS exchange services. Hayden Hall, Inc. was formerly known as Vertel Corporation and changed its name to Hayden Hall, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.