Synacor (SYNC) & Premiere Global Services (PGI) Financial Contrast

Synacor (NASDAQ: SYNC) and Premiere Global Services (NYSE:PGI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Synacor and Premiere Global Services’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synacor	-13.14%	-39.21%	-18.35%
Premiere Global Services	2.45%	5.62%	1.81%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Synacor and Premiere Global Services’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	EBITDA	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synacor	$124.39 million	0.78	-$4.34 million	($0.51)	-5.00
Premiere Global Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Premiere Global Services has higher revenue, but lower earnings than Synacor.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.2% of Synacor shares are held by institutional investors. 24.7% of Synacor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Synacor and Premiere Global Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synacor	0	2	4	0	2.67
Premiere Global Services	0	0	0	0	N/A

Synacor presently has a consensus target price of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 105.88%. Given Synacor’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Synacor is more favorable than Premiere Global Services.

Summary

Synacor beats Premiere Global Services on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Synacor

Synacor, Inc. is a technology development, multiplatform services and revenue partner for video, Internet and communications providers, device manufacturers and enterprises. The Company enables its customers to provide their consumers engaging, multiscreen experiences with products that require scale, actionable data and implementation. Through its Managed Portals and Advertising solutions, the Company enables its customers to earn revenue by monetizing media among their consumers. Its Managed Portals are delivered across devices and under its customers’ own brand names. The Company delivers content, such as top news, entertainment, and long- and short-form video and applications, on its Managed Portals. In addition, consumers have the ability through portals to manage their e-mail and messaging, pay bills, receive special promotions and perform other account management needs.

About Premiere Global Services

Premiere Global Services, Inc. is a United States-based company that provides collaboration software and services. The Company’s products include iMeet, iMeet Sales Accelerator, iMeetLive, iMeet Video Room Connector (VRC), iMeet Agenday, iMeet Central, GlobalMeet, GlobalMeet Audio and GlobalMeet Webinar. It offers solutions for sales professionals, marketing, information technology (IT) professionals, small business, enterprise and partners. iMeet enables online meetings and virtual collaboration. iMeet Sales Accelerator is collaboration software. iMeetLive lets the user create and host custom Webinars with live or on-demand events. iMeet VRC integrates into room-based video conferencing system providing solution for all video, Web and audio conferencing needs. iMeet Agenday is an online calendar application, which displays all meetings, and provides access to Web meetings and conference calls. iMeet Central is an online marketing collaboration platform for project management.