Boxlight (NASDAQ:BOXL – Get Free Report) and Turtle Beach (NASDAQ:TBCH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Boxlight has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turtle Beach has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Boxlight and Turtle Beach, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boxlight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Turtle Beach | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.43 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Boxlight and Turtle Beach”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boxlight | $104.33 million | 0.03 | -$23.81 million | ($80.86) | -0.04 |
| Turtle Beach | $319.91 million | 0.71 | $15.73 million | ($0.21) | -60.62 |
Turtle Beach has higher revenue and earnings than Boxlight. Turtle Beach is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boxlight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Boxlight and Turtle Beach’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boxlight | -20.96% | N/A | -23.50% |
| Turtle Beach | -1.07% | -2.26% | -1.00% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.5% of Boxlight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Turtle Beach shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Boxlight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Turtle Beach shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Turtle Beach beats Boxlight on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Boxlight
Boxlight Corporation designs, produces, and distributes interactive technology solutions for the education, health, corporate, military, and government sectors in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company provides interactive and non-interactive flat panel displays and whiteboards, LED video walls, digital signages, classroom audio and campus communication, cameras and other peripherals, and media players; and accessory document cameras, teacher pads for remote control, assessment systems, and front-of-class display products under the Mimio and Clevertouch brands. It also offers MimioStudio Interactive Instructional software that enables the creation, editing, and presentation of interactive instructional lessons and activities; MimioMobile, a software accessory for MimioStudio; Oktopus Instructional and Whiteboarding software, which enables the creation, editing, and presentation of interactive instructional lessons and activities; Notes+, a software accessory; GameZones, a multi-student interactive gaming software; MimioConnect, an online student engagement platform; and LYNX, a lesson building app. In addition, the company provides Juno, a towering standard of sound quality that reinforces a teacher's voice; Mimio MyBot system for robotics learning; Robo3D printers; MyStemKits, which offers lesson plans for grades K-12 math and science teachers; MimioView document camera; EzRoom, an integrated AV solution; Lyrik, an amplification solution; and Conductor School Communication System, an IP-based campus-wide communication and control solution; and accessories, such as mobile carts, installation accessories, and wall-mount accessories for interactive LED flat-panels and audio solutions. Further, it offers classroom training, professional development, and educator certification services. The company was formerly known as Logical Choice Corporation. Boxlight Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.
About Turtle Beach
Turtle Beach Corporation operates as an audio technology company. It develops, commercializes, and markets gaming headset solutions for various platforms, including video game and entertainment consoles, personal computers, handheld consoles, tablets, and mobile devices under the Turtle Beach brand. The company also offers gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, mousepads, and other accessories for the personal computer peripherals market under the brand of ROCCAT, as well as digital USB and analog microphones under the Neat Microphones brand. It serves retailers, distributors, and other customers in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
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