Comparing Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) & Rightmove (OTCMKTS:RTMVY)

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Rightmove (OTCMKTS:RTMVY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Meta Platforms and Rightmove, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meta Platforms	2	3	43	1	2.88
Rightmove	0	2	1	0	2.33

Meta Platforms presently has a consensus price target of $346.65, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Given Meta Platforms’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Meta Platforms is more favorable than Rightmove.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Meta Platforms and Rightmove’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meta Platforms	$126.96 billion	6.45	$23.20 billion	$11.33	28.14
Rightmove	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.86	13.32

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

62.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Rightmove shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Meta Platforms and Rightmove’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meta Platforms	23.42%	26.40%	17.55%
Rightmove	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Rightmove on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

About Rightmove

Rightmove plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates property portals in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Agency, New Homes, and Other segments. The Agency segment provides property resale and letting advertising services on its platforms. It also offers tenant references and rent guarantee insurance services to landlords. The New Homes segment provides property advertising services to new home developers and housing associations on its platforms. The Other segment offers overseas and commercial property advertising services; non-property advertising services that include third party advertising and data services; and mortgage services. It serves estate agents, lettings agents, and new homes developers. Rightmove plc was founded in 2000 and is based in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom.