B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) vs. Invent Ventures (OTCMKTS:IDEA) Head to Head Analysis

Invent Ventures (OTCMKTS:IDEA) and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Invent Ventures and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Invent Ventures	0	0	0	0	N/A
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	0	0	1	0	3.00

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 83.15%. Given B.O.S. Better Online Solutions’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe B.O.S. Better Online Solutions is more favorable than Invent Ventures.

Profitability

This table compares Invent Ventures and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invent Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	4.82%	11.17%	6.41%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.1% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Invent Ventures shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Invent Ventures and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invent Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions	$44.18 million	0.35	$2.01 million	$0.36	7.50

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Invent Ventures.

Risk & Volatility

Invent Ventures has a beta of -33.21, indicating that its stock price is 3,421% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions beats Invent Ventures on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Invent Ventures

Invent Ventures, Inc., formerly known as Los Angeles Syndicate of Technology, Inc., is venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start ups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm prefers to invest in technology companies including web-based software, digital media, mobile applications, social media, consumer internet, online advertising and healthcare technology . It prefers to invest in the Los Angeles area of United States. The firm seeks to invest up to $0.25 million. Invent Ventures, Inc. was founded on August 18, 2005 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

About B.O.S. Better Online Solutions

B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. provides intelligent robotics, radio frequency identification (RFID), and supply chain solutions for enterprises worldwide. The Intelligent Robotics Division provides custom-made machines for industrial automation and assembly of products and packing that offer technological solutions. The RFID Division provides hardware products, such as thermal and barcode printers; RFID and barcode scanners and readers; wireless, mobile, and forklift terminals; wireless infrastructure; active and passive RFID tags; ribbons, labels, and tags; and RFID systems for libraries. It also develops Warehouse Management System, a data collection solution for logistics management in logistic centers and warehouses; RFID-based systems for tracking inventory in a produce packing house; automatic systems for industrial packing lines; automatic systems to track the production line; and automatic systems to identify and track vehicles for transportation-related settings. In addition, this segment provides maintenance and repair services for data collection equipment, as well as warehouse and on-site service plans; on-site inventory count services in various fields; and asset tagging and counting services for corporate and governmental entities. The Supply Chain Division offers electro-mechanical components, electronics components, communications products, and components consolidation services to aerospace, defense, and other industries. This segment also provides inventory and quality control management of components entering production lines; and inventory management services for ongoing projects, including warehouse functions. The company markets its products through direct sales and sales agents, as well as through distributors. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Rishon LeZion, Israel.