Contrasting Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and China Digital TV (NASDAQ:STVVY)
Posted by Elizabeth Gardner on Jul 8th, 2019
Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH) and China Digital TV (OTCMKTS:STVVY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Manhattan Associates has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Digital TV has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Manhattan Associates and China Digital TV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Manhattan Associates | 17.85% | 73.80% | 33.14% |
| China Digital TV | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Manhattan Associates and China Digital TV, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Manhattan Associates | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| China Digital TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Manhattan Associates presently has a consensus target price of $59.51, indicating a potential downside of 15.42%. Given Manhattan Associates’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Manhattan Associates is more favorable than China Digital TV.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Manhattan Associates and China Digital TV’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Manhattan Associates | $559.16 million | 8.13 | $104.69 million | $1.58 | 44.53 |
| China Digital TV | $6.20 million | N/A | -$3.06 million | N/A | N/A |
Manhattan Associates has higher revenue and earnings than China Digital TV.
Summary
Manhattan Associates beats China Digital TV on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Manhattan Associates
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations for retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other organizations. The company offers Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solutions that provide trading partner management, yard management, optimization, warehouse management, and transportation execution services; and Manhattan Active, a set of enterprise and store omni-channel solutions. It also provides inventory optimization and planning solutions; maintenance services comprising customer support services and software enhancements; professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services; and training and change management services. In addition, the company resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. It offers products through direct sales personnel, as well as through partnership agreements with various organizations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About China Digital TV
China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides cable television (TV) value added services, which enables cable TV and Internet protocol television network operators to offer various TV content services in the People's Republic of China. The company offers cloud platforms with embedded gaming and other applications that provide cloud computing technology-based digital video delivery solutions to television and telecommunication network operators. Its cloud platforms enable television and telecommunication network operators to use their two-way set-top boxes to run various value-added applications, such as video games, 3D games, educational applications, and business service applications, which are accessible on smart phones, tablet computers, personal computers, Internet TVs, and other devices. The company also provides 1+ Cloud Gaming cloud platform that offers 2D games, 3D games, motion-sensing games, and customized games; and interactive education application on the cloud platform primarily through cloud television programs, including nursery rhymes, early education, English language education, and online drawing for children of age 2 to 10. In addition, it offers cloud virtual reality (VR) services that enables users to access cloud server and use various VR applications, such as games, education, and media players; and technical support and services. Further, the company provides cloud platform system integration services, such as cloud computing software, hardware, and post-contract customer support services; and system development services comprising the development of customized cloud-based software applications. China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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