magicJack VocalTec (NASDAQ: CALL) and ShoreTel (NASDAQ:SHOR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitabiliy, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
magicJack VocalTec has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ShoreTel has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.4% of magicJack VocalTec shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of ShoreTel shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of magicJack VocalTec shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ShoreTel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares magicJack VocalTec and ShoreTel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| magicJack VocalTec | -18.73% | 21.85% | 6.71% |
| ShoreTel | -3.43% | -1.15% | -0.69% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares magicJack VocalTec and ShoreTel’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| magicJack VocalTec | $96.90 million | 1.22 | $11.62 million | ($1.13) | -6.50 |
| ShoreTel | $356.63 million | 1.44 | $10.14 million | ($0.17) | -44.12 |
magicJack VocalTec has higher revenue, but lower earnings than ShoreTel. ShoreTel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than magicJack VocalTec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for magicJack VocalTec and ShoreTel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| magicJack VocalTec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| ShoreTel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
ShoreTel has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.67%. Given ShoreTel’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ShoreTel is more favorable than magicJack VocalTec.
Summary
ShoreTel beats magicJack VocalTec on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
magicJack VocalTec Company Profile
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. and its subsidiaries is a cloud communications company. The Company provides magicJack devices and other magicJack products and services. The Company also provides additional products and services, which include voice applications on smart phones, as well as the magicJack PLUS, magicJack GO and magicJack EXPRESS, which are updated versions of the magicJack device that have their own central processing unit (CPU) and can connect a regular phone directly to the users broadband modem/router and function as a standalone phone without using a computer. The Company’s products and services allow users to make and/or receive free telephone calls to and from anywhere in the world where the customer has broadband access to the Internet, and allows customers to make free calls back to the United States and Canada from anywhere legally permitted in the world.
ShoreTel Company Profile
ShoreTel, Inc. is a provider of business communication solutions. The Company is engaged in the design, development, marketing and sale of business communication solutions. The Company is focused on the small and medium sized businesses seeking a unified communications (UC) solution allowing them to communicate anytime, anyplace and through any device they chose. The Company provides this to the market through two solutions: ShoreTel Connect, its UC solution, and Contact Center offering and ShoreTel Summit, its platform for developers and integrators. ShoreTel Connect delivers a featured UC solution and applications, such as mobility, collaboration and workgroups. ShoreTel Connect offers three different delivery models, including cloud, onsite and hybrid. Connect Cloud provides a hosted voice solution to its customers. Connect OnSite provides its customers the ability to own and operate their equipment. Connect Hybrid enables its customers to use both its cloud and onsite offerings.
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