Otonomo Technologies (NASDAQ:OTMO) and Liquid Media Group (NASDAQ:YVR) Head-To-Head Comparison

Liquid Media Group (NASDAQ:YVR – Get Rating) and Otonomo Technologies (NASDAQ:OTMO – Get Rating) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Liquid Media Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Otonomo Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Otonomo Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Liquid Media Group and Otonomo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liquid Media Group	-265.21%	-179.48%	-89.07%
Otonomo Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Liquid Media Group and Otonomo Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liquid Media Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
Otonomo Technologies	0	1	2	0	2.67

Otonomo Technologies has a consensus price target of $1.67, indicating a potential upside of 271.44%. Given Otonomo Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Otonomo Technologies is more favorable than Liquid Media Group.

Volatility and Risk

Liquid Media Group has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Otonomo Technologies has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Liquid Media Group and Otonomo Technologies’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Liquid Media Group	$770,000.00	3.76	-$12.78 million	($0.72)	-0.21
Otonomo Technologies	$1.72 million	34.70	-$30.93 million	N/A	N/A

Liquid Media Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Otonomo Technologies.

Summary

Otonomo Technologies beats Liquid Media Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Liquid Media Group

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Liquid Media Group Ltd. is a media and entertainment company, which engages in content IP spanning creative industries. It develops, produces, and distributes content across channels, and platforms. The firm operates through the following segments: Film and Video Games. The company was founded on February 4, 1986 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Otonomo Technologies

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Otonomo Technologies Ltd. provides an automotive data service platform and marketplace that enables car manufacturers, drivers, and service providers to be part of a connected ecosystem. The company offers cabin data, including the state of doors and windows, ADAS, and infotainment data; engine-related information, such as fuel, oil, error codes or battery voltage, and state of charge; maintenance data comprising time or distance traveled and diagnostic trouble codes; data related to the specific vehicles, which include making, model, year, and fuel type; driving data consisting of location, distance travelled, odometer, and heading and speed; and environmental data that include external weather and temperature, and road hazards and road signs. Its data is used for various services, such as preventative maintenance, EV management, emergency services, on-demand fueling, insurance, and smart cities. The company collects vehicle-specific and aggregated data from vehicle data providers, such as vehicle manufacturers, vehicle fleet operators, and telematics service providers, as well as licenses software. It serves in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Otonomo Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.