Analyzing MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW) & JOYY (NASDAQ:YY)

MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW) and JOYY (NASDAQ:YY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for MSP Recovery and JOYY, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MSP Recovery	0	0	0	0	N/A
JOYY	0	4	0	0	2.00

JOYY has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.50%. Given JOYY’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JOYY is more favorable than MSP Recovery.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.8% of MSP Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of JOYY shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of MSP Recovery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of JOYY shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MSP Recovery	-268.17%	-19.47%	-10.90%
JOYY	13.31%	5.13%	3.15%

Volatility and Risk

MSP Recovery has a beta of -2.01, suggesting that its share price is 301% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JOYY has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MSP Recovery and JOYY’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MSP Recovery	$8.38 million	18.90	-$7.42 million	N/A	N/A
JOYY	$2.27 billion	0.90	$301.82 million	$4.97	6.62

JOYY has higher revenue and earnings than MSP Recovery.

Summary

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

About MSP Recovery

MSP Recovery, Inc., doing business as LifeWallet, operates as a healthcare recoveries and data analytics company in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers claims recovery services, including services to related parties or third parties to assist entities with pursuit of claims recovery rights. It is also developing LifeWallet, a platform for real-time analytics at the point of care which helps in identifying the primary insurer and assisting providers in receiving customary rates for accident-related treatment. MSP Recovery, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

About JOYY

JOYY Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates social media platforms that offer users engaging and experience across various video-based social platforms. The company operates Bigo Live, a social live streaming platform that allows users to live stream specific moments, such as showcase talents, socialize, and connect with other users worldwide; Likee, a short-form video social platform that focuses on enabling users to create short-form video; Hago, a multiuser social networking platform that provides casual games; imo, an instant messaging application with functions, including video calls and other communication tools, such as group calls, document sharing, etc.; and Shopline, a smart commerce enabler that provides an integrated omnichannel platform for merchants to create and grow brands online and reach customers. 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.