Reviewing JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) & Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD)

JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) and Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares JOYY and Auddia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JOYY	9.02%	4.64%	2.96%
Auddia	N/A	-243.38%	-143.18%

Volatility and Risk

JOYY has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auddia has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Auddia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JOYY and Auddia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JOYY	$2.27 billion	1.14	$301.82 million	$3.31	14.54
Auddia	N/A	N/A	-$8.81 million	N/A	N/A

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than Auddia.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for JOYY and Auddia, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JOYY	0	3	0	0	2.00
Auddia	0	0	0	0	0.00

JOYY presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 27.28%. Given JOYY’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe JOYY is more favorable than Auddia.

Summary

JOYY beats Auddia on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JOYY

JOYY Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates social media platforms that offer users engaging and experience across various video-based social platforms. It operates through two segments, BIGO and All Other. The company operates Bigo Live, a social live streaming platform, that provides an interactive online stage for users to host and watch live streaming sessions, share their life moments, showcase their talents, and interact with people worldwide; Likee, a short-form video social platform, which enables users to discover, create, and share short videos, with video creation tools and personalized feeds; imo, an instant messenger platform, that provides audio and video communication services; Hago, a social networking platform that offers casual games integrating social features, such as audio and video multi-user chatrooms and 3D virtual interactive party games; and Shopline, a smart commerce platform, that provides solutions and services to enable merchants in creating and growing their brands online and reach customers through various sales channels, including e-commerce platforms, social commerce, and physical retail stores. It operates in the People's Republic of China, the United States, the Great Britain, Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as YY Inc. and changed its name to JOYY Inc. in December 2019. JOYY Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Auddia

Auddia Inc., a technology company, develops AI Platform for the audio and podcast markets. The company's flagship product is faidr, which enables consumers to listen to various AM/FM radio station with commercial breaks replaced with personalized audio content, including popular and new music, news, and weather. It also provides Vodacast mobile app, an interactive differentiated podcasting that allows podcasters to give their audiences an interactive audio experience; and Podcast Hub, a content management system. The company was formerly known as Clip Interactive, LLC and changed its name to Auddia Inc. in November 2019. Auddia Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.