Head-To-Head Contrast: Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) vs. Carbon Sciences (OTCMKTS:DLOC)

Carbon Sciences (OTCMKTS:DLOC) and Audioeye (NASDAQ:AEYE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Carbon Sciences has a beta of 2.38, suggesting that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Audioeye has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Carbon Sciences and Audioeye”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carbon Sciences	$30,000.00	N/A	-$4.72 million	($0.01)	N/A
Audioeye	$40.31 million	2.08	-$3.08 million	($0.29)	-23.10

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.1% of Audioeye shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Carbon Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Audioeye shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Carbon Sciences and Audioeye, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carbon Sciences	0	0	0	0	0.00
Audioeye	1	1	4	0	2.50

Audioeye has a consensus price target of $14.63, indicating a potential upside of 118.28%. Given Audioeye’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Audioeye is more favorable than Carbon Sciences.

Profitability

This table compares Carbon Sciences and Audioeye’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carbon Sciences	N/A	N/A	N/A
Audioeye	-9.05%	71.24%	11.35%

Summary

Audioeye beats Carbon Sciences on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carbon Sciences

Digital Locations, Inc. operates as an aggregator, developer, and acquirer of small cell sites and cell towers for 5G services. The company intends to develop a portfolio of sites to meet the expected demand of growing 5G networks. It also provides web-based software, which provides a system and method for identifying wireless communication assets. The company was formerly known as Carbon Sciences, Inc. and changed its name to Digital Locations, Inc. in September 2017. Digital Locations, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

About Audioeye

AudioEye, Inc. provides patented, internet content publication, distribution software, and related services to Internet and other media to people regardless of their device, location, or disabilities in the United States. Its software and services enable conversion of digital content into accessible formats and allows for real time distribution to end users on any Internet connected device. The company offers AudioEye, an always-on testing, remediation, and monitoring solution that improves conformance with web content accessibility guidelines; identifies and fixes the accessibility errors and addresses a range of disabilities, including dyslexia, color blindness, epilepsy, and others; and provides additional solutions to provide for enhanced compliance and accessibility, including periodic auditing, human assisted technological remediations, and legal support services, as well as PDF remediation services, Native Mobile App and audit reports to help customers with their digital accessibility needs. The company serves small- and medium-sized businesses, corporate enterprises, non-profit organizations, and federal government agencies, as well as federal, state, and local governments and agencies through content management system partners, platform and agency partners, authorized resellers, and the marketplace. AudioEye, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.