Critical Contrast: SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) and AppYea (OTCMKTS:APYP)

AppYea (OTCMKTS:APYP) and SpringBig (NASDAQ:SBIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

AppYea has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SpringBig has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.9% of SpringBig shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of AppYea shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of SpringBig shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AppYea and SpringBig”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppYea	N/A	N/A	-$1.82 million	N/A	N/A
SpringBig	$28.06 million	0.13	-$10.23 million	($0.08)	-0.97

AppYea has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SpringBig.

Profitability

This table compares AppYea and SpringBig’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppYea	N/A	N/A	-269.35%
SpringBig	-15.10%	N/A	-63.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for AppYea and SpringBig, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppYea	0	0	0	0	0.00
SpringBig	0	0	1	0	3.00

SpringBig has a consensus target price of $1.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,188.66%. Given SpringBig’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SpringBig is more favorable than AppYea.

Summary

SpringBig beats AppYea on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AppYea

AppYea, Inc., a digital health company, develops wearable monitoring solutions to treat sleep apnea and snoring. It develops AppySleep app, a wristband that monitors physiological parameters during sleep; AppySleep, a biofeedback snoring treatment wristband; AppySleep LAB, a smartphone medical application that monitors breathing patterns in the sleep and identify sleep arena episode without direct contact to the user; and AppySleep PRO a wristband for the treatment of sleep arena using biofeedback in combination with AppySleep LAB app. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Gan Yavne, Israel.

About SpringBig

SpringBig Holdings, Inc. develops and operates a software platform that provides marketing and customer engagement services to cannabis dispensaries and brands in the United States and Canada. Its platform offers customer loyalty and marketing automation solutions. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.