Head-To-Head Survey: Agilysys (AGYS) versus The Competition

Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) is one of 953 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Agilysys to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Agilysys and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilysys	12.88%	12.98%	9.01%
Agilysys Competitors	-620.53%	20.98%	-8.95%

Risk and Volatility

Agilysys has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys’ competitors have a beta of 1.27, meaning that their average stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Agilysys and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilysys	$319.31 million	$38.79 million	75.63
Agilysys Competitors	$1.90 billion	$385.94 million	110.47

Agilysys’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Agilysys. Agilysys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Agilysys shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of shares of all “Software” companies are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Agilysys and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilysys	0	3	5	0	2.62
Agilysys Competitors	5724	21428	44696	1492	2.57

Agilysys presently has a consensus target price of $141.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.72%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.20%. Given Agilysys’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agilysys has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Agilysys competitors beat Agilysys on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Agilysys Company Profile

Agilysys, Inc. operates as a developer and marketer of software-enabled solutions and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers software solutions fully integrated with third party hardware and operating systems; cloud applications, support, and maintenance; subscription and maintenance; and professional services. The company’s hospitality software solutions include hospitality experience cloud offers solution ecosystems that combine core operational systems for property management, point-of-sale (POS), and inventory and procurement; and Hospitality Solution Studios. Its food and beverage ecosystem solutions comprise InfoGenesis POS; IG Kiosk; IG Flex; IG KDS; IG OnDemand; IG Fly; IG Quick Pay; IG Smart Menu; IG Digital Menu Board; IG PanOptic AI-powered self-checkout kiosk; Pay, a payment processing solution; eCash for cashless tender; gift card solution; and Analyze, a cloud-based data analytic platform. The company’s inventory and procurement ecosystem solutions include Eatec solution and Stratton Warren System; LMS, a on-premise or hosted, web and mobile-enabled PMS solution; Versa, a hospitality solution; and Stay, a cloud-native SaaS property management system. Its hospitality and leisure and experience enhancer solutions comprise Book, Express Kiosk and Express Mobile for check-in and check-out; Spa software; Golf; Sales & Catering; Service; Authorize; DataMagine; Reserve solution; Digital Marketing solution; Retail POS solution; Central Reservations; Loyalty & Promotions; Membership; Residence Management; and Guest App. It serves hotels, resorts and cruise lines, casinos, corporate food service management, restaurants, universities, stadiums, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.