Head-To-Head Comparison: Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) & Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK)

Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK) and Ooma (NYSE:OOMA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.4% of Ooma shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Ooma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Benchmark Energy and Ooma”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ooma	$236.74 million	1.27	-$830,000.00	($0.10)	-112.50

Benchmark Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ooma.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Benchmark Energy and Ooma, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Energy	0	0	0	0	N/A
Ooma	0	1	4	0	2.80

Ooma has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.89%. Given Ooma’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ooma is more favorable than Benchmark Energy.

Risk and Volatility

Benchmark Energy has a beta of 3.86, suggesting that its stock price is 286% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ooma has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Benchmark Energy and Ooma’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ooma	-2.04%	-2.22%	-1.13%

Summary

Ooma beats Benchmark Energy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Benchmark Energy

Benchmark Energy Corporation, through its subsidiary, Energy Partners LLC, buys industrial grade glycerin and sells it to boiler plants as an alternative bunker fuel in the United States and internationally. The company offers crude and refined glycerin, a co-product of biodiesel production used in various industrial and commercial applications, such as power, energy, and boiler operations, as well as in the de-icing process and manufacturing of animal feed. It has a strategic relationship with the University of North Dakota (UND) to utilize industrial grade glycerin as an additive to the UND coal-burning plant. The company is based in Coldspring, Texas.

About Ooma

Ooma, Inc. provides communications services and related technologies for businesses and consumers in the United States and Canada. The company's products and services include Ooma Office, a cloud-based multi-user communications system for small and medium-sized businesses; Ooma Connect, which delivers fixed wireless internet connectivity; and Ooma Enterprise, a unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) solution. It also provides Ooma AirDial, a plain old telephone service; PureVoice HD, a residential phone services; Ooma basic that provides unlimited personal calling within the United States; and Ooma Premier, a suite of advanced calling features on a monthly or annual subscription basis. In addition, the company offers Ooma Telo, a home communications solution designed to serve as the primary phone line in the home; Ooma Telo Air, a wireless Ooma Telo with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; and Ooma Telo LTE, which combines the Ooma Telo base station with the Ooma LTE Adapter and battery back-up. Further, it provides Ooma Mobile HD app that allows users to make and receive phone calls and access Ooma features and settings; 2600Hz provides business communication applications; Talkatone mobile app; and OnSIP, an UCaaS solutions. The company offers its products through direct sales, distributors, retailers, and resellers, as well as online and sale representatives. Ooma, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.