GAN (NASDAQ:GAN – Get Free Report) and Eventbrite (NYSE:EB – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
16.7% of GAN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of GAN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares GAN and Eventbrite’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
GAN | $129.42 million | 0.54 | -$34.44 million | ($0.90) | -1.70 |
Eventbrite | $326.13 million | 1.54 | -$26.48 million | ($0.19) | -27.24 |
Profitability
This table compares GAN and Eventbrite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
GAN | -32.10% | -323.71% | -35.77% |
Eventbrite | -5.47% | -10.00% | -1.95% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for GAN and Eventbrite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
GAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Eventbrite | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
Eventbrite has a consensus price target of $9.93, indicating a potential upside of 91.86%. Given Eventbrite’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than GAN.
Risk and Volatility
GAN has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eventbrite has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Eventbrite beats GAN on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GAN
GAN Limited operates as a business-to-business (B2B) supplier of enterprise software-as-a-service solutions to online casino gaming and sports betting applications in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through two segments: B2B and B2C. The company provides and licenses GameSTACK, an internet gaming platform that provides turnkey technology solution for regulated real-money internet gambling, online sports betting, and virtual simulated gaming. It offers Real Money iGaming, GAN sports retail and online sportsbook, super remote gaming server, Simulated Gaming, iSight Back Office, iBridge Framework, and development services; development, marketing, and customer support services designed to fast-track deployments and provide ongoing operational support services. In addition, the company offers online sports betting, online casino game, and peer-to-peer poker services through its coolbet.com website. It serves regional operators and individual tribal casino operators. GAN Limited was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About Eventbrite
Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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