Comparing Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR) & Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL)

Smartsheet (NYSE:SMAR) and Tyler Technologies (NYSE:TYL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Smartsheet and Tyler Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smartsheet	-0.80%	2.33%	1.12%
Tyler Technologies	11.39%	9.79%	6.34%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.0% of Smartsheet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Tyler Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Smartsheet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Tyler Technologies shares are owned 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 summary of current ratings for Smartsheet and Tyler Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smartsheet	1	17	2	0	2.05
Tyler Technologies	0	2	12	0	2.86

Smartsheet presently has a consensus target price of $55.82, indicating a potential downside of 0.33%. Tyler Technologies has a consensus target price of $642.62, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Tyler Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tyler Technologies is more favorable than Smartsheet.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Smartsheet and Tyler Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smartsheet	$1.08 billion	7.24	-$104.63 million	($0.06)	-933.50
Tyler Technologies	$2.08 billion	12.47	$165.92 million	$5.48	110.48

Tyler Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Smartsheet. Smartsheet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tyler Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Smartsheet has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tyler Technologies has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tyler Technologies beats Smartsheet on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smartsheet

Smartsheet, Inc. engages in managing and automating collaborative work. Its platform provides solutions that eliminate the obstacles to capturing information, including a familiar and intuitive spreadsheet interface as well as easily customizable forms. The company was founded by W. Eric Browne, Maria Colacurcio, John D. Creason and Brent R. Frei in June 2005 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

About Tyler Technologies

Tyler Technologies, Inc. provides integrated information management solutions and services for the public sector. It operates in two segments, Enterprise Software and Platform Technologies. The company offers platform and transformative technology solutions, including cybersecurity for government agencies; data and insights solutions; digital solutions that helps workers and policymakers to share, communicate, and leverage data; payments solutions, such as billing, presentment, merchant onboarding, collections, reconciliation, and disbursements; platform technologies, an application development platform that enables government workers to build solutions and applications; and outdoor recreation solutions, including campsite reservations, activity registrations, licensing sales and renewals, and real-time data for conservation and park management. It also provides public administration solutions, such as civic services; financial applications with human resources, revenue management, tax billing, utilities, asset management, and payment processing; property and recording service that manages appraisal services, valuation, tax billing and collections, assessment administration, and land and official records; and permitting, licensing, and regulatory management solutions. In addition, the company offers courts and public safety solutions; school ERP and student transportation solutions for K-12 schools; and health and human services solutions. Further, the company offers software as a service arrangements and electronic document filing solutions for courts; software and hardware installation, data conversion, training, product modification, and maintenance and support services; and property appraisal outsourcing services for taxing jurisdictions. Tyler Technologies, Inc. has a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services for cloud hosting services. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.