Analyzing iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT) and Asana (NYSE:ASAN)

Asana (NYSE:ASAN) and iEntertainment Network (OTCMKTS:IENT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Asana and iEntertainment Network, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asana	2	9	4	0	2.13
iEntertainment Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

Asana presently has a consensus target price of $17.73, suggesting a potential downside of 24.34%. Given Asana’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Asana is more favorable than iEntertainment Network.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Asana and iEntertainment Network”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asana	$652.50 million	8.22	-$257.03 million	($1.12)	-20.93
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

iEntertainment Network has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Asana.

Volatility and Risk

Asana has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iEntertainment Network has a beta of -1.86, indicating that its share price is 286% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Asana and iEntertainment Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asana	-36.17%	-86.84%	-27.20%
iEntertainment Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.2% of Asana shares are held by institutional investors. 64.0% of Asana shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of iEntertainment Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Asana beats iEntertainment Network on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Asana

Asana, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a work management platform for individuals, team leads, and executives in the United States and internationally. Its platform helps organizations to orchestrate work from daily tasks to cross-functional strategic initiatives; manage work across a portfolio of projects or workflows, see progress against goals, identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and milestones; and communicate company-wide goals, monitor status, and oversee work across projects and portfolios to gain real-time insights. The company serves customers in various industries, such as technology, retail, education, non-profit, government, healthcare, hospitality, media, manufacturing, professional services, and financial services. The company was formerly known as Smiley Abstractions, Inc. and changed its name to Asana, Inc. in July 2009. Asana, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About iEntertainment Network

iEntertainment Network, Inc. develops and operates retail and online military simulation games. The company offers multiplayer and single-player games. The company was formerly known as Interactive Magic, Inc. and changed its name to iEntertainment Network, Inc. in 1998. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.