Financial Review: SEEK (OTCMKTS:SKLTY) & Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and SEEK (OTCMKTS:SKLTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Alphabet and SEEK, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	0	6	28	1	2.86
SEEK	0	0	0	0	N/A

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $203.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.11%. Given Alphabet’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than SEEK.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and SEEK’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	26.70%	30.49%	21.63%
SEEK	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alphabet and SEEK’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet	$328.28 billion	5.92	$73.80 billion	$6.52	24.13
SEEK	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.14	27.11

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Alphabet beats SEEK on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About SEEK

SEEK Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of online employment marketplace services in Australia, South East Asia, Brazil, New Zealand, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. It operates through ANZ, SEEK Asia, Brazil Online, OCC, Platform support, Portfolio investments, and SEEK Growth Fund segments. The company offers Jora, an online employment marketplace; JobAdder, a talent acquisition suite that simplifies the hiring process for recruiter and corporate talent acquisition teams; and Certsy, a platform to securely verify and share work credentials, and to complete compliance checks. It also owns and manages seek, JobsDB, JobStreet, catho, and occmundial platforms. In addition, the company holds a portfolio of investments in the human capital management industry. SEEK Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.