Since Borqs Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BRQS) and Pivotal Software Inc. (NYSE:PVTL) are part of the Application Software industry, they are influenced by contrast. The influences particularly affect the dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation of both companies.

Earnings & Valuation

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Borqs Technologies Inc.	199.54M	0.63	N/A	0.03	121.94
Pivotal Software Inc.	621.53M	8.08	140.21M	-0.74	0.00

We can see in table 1 the earnings per share, gross revenue and valuation of Borqs Technologies Inc. and Pivotal Software Inc.

Profitability

Table 2 has Borqs Technologies Inc. and Pivotal Software Inc.’s return on equity, net margins and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Borqs Technologies Inc.	0.00%	1.6%	0.6%
Pivotal Software Inc.	-22.56%	0%	0%

Liquidity

The current Quick Ratio of Borqs Technologies Inc. is 1.2 while its Current Ratio is 1.4. Meanwhile, Pivotal Software Inc. has a Current Ratio of 2.6 while its Quick Ratio is 2.6. Pivotal Software Inc. is better positioned to pay off its short-term and long-term debts than Borqs Technologies Inc.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

The shares of both Borqs Technologies Inc. and Pivotal Software Inc. are owned by institutional investors at 37.7% and 69.1% respectively. Insiders owned 36.39% of Borqs Technologies Inc. shares. Insiders Comparatively, owned 1.2% of Pivotal Software Inc. shares.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Borqs Technologies Inc.	-33.68%	8%	-13.1%	-54.18%	-34.26%	-30.64%
Pivotal Software Inc.	0.67%	-3.89%	-33.02%	-13.9%	0%	14.62%

For the past year Borqs Technologies Inc. has -30.64% weaker performance while Pivotal Software Inc. has 14.62% stronger performance.

Summary

Borqs Technologies Inc. beats Pivotal Software Inc. on 6 of the 10 factors.

Borqs Technologies, Inc., through BORQS Beijing Ltd., engages in the development of software services and products for Android-based smart connected devices and cloud service solutions in China, India, the United States, and internationally. The company develops wireless smart connected devices and cloud solutions; and provides a range of 2G/3G/4G voice and data services for general consumer usage and Internet-of-things devices, as well as telecom services, such as voice conferencing. It offers its Android platform software products for mobile chipset manufacturers, mobile device OEMs, and mobile operators, as well as mobile connected device solutions for use in enterprise and consumer applications. The company is based in Beijing, China. Borqs Technologies, Inc. is a subsidiary of Borqs Hong Kong Limited.

Pivotal Software, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated solution that combines a cloud-native application platform and services in the United States. Its cloud-native platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), accelerates and streamlines software development by reducing the complexity of building, deploying, and operating modern applications. The company also enables its customers to accelerate their adoption of a modern software development process and their business success using its platform through its strategic services, Pivotal Labs (Labs). Pivotal Software, Inc. markets and sells PCF and Labs through its sales force and ecosystem partners. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.