IMMR vs MBI Comparison

Immersion Corp is a licensing company focused on the acceleration, and scaling, through licensing, of haptic technologies that allow people to use sense of touch to engage with products and experience the digital world around them. Its patents cover a wide range of digital technologies and ways in which touch-related technology can be incorporated into and between hardware products and components, systems software, application software, and digital content. It operates in two operating segments: Immersion and Barnes & Noble Education. The majority of revenue is derived from Barnes & Noble Education segment which is a contract operator of physical and virtual bookstores for college and university campuses and K-12 institutions across the United States.

MBIA Inc provides financial guaranty insurance for municipal bonds and asset-backed securities in the United States and internationally. It offers an unconditional guarantee to repay the principal and interest on these securities if the issuer defaults. MBIA insures bonds sold in the primary and secondary markets, as well as those held in unit investment trusts and mutual funds. It operates in three segments: the United States Public Finance Insurance, which derives maximum revenue, Corporate, and International & Structured Finance Insurance. The U.S. public finance insurance portfolio is managed through the National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation. International & structured finance insurance business is managed through MBIA Insurance Corporation and its subsidiaries.