Vimeo (NASDAQ:VMEO – Get Free Report) and Snap (NYSE:SNAP – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Vimeo and Snap, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Vimeo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Snap | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2.15 |
Vimeo presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.96%. Snap has a consensus target price of $13.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.61%. Given Snap’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Snap is more favorable than Vimeo.
Volatility & Risk
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vimeo and Snap’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Vimeo | $417.21 million | 1.41 | $22.03 million | $0.13 | 27.00 |
Snap | $4.61 billion | 4.09 | -$1.32 billion | ($0.83) | -13.73 |
Vimeo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snap. Snap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vimeo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Vimeo and Snap’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Vimeo | 5.28% | 6.07% | 3.64% |
Snap | -28.71% | -47.47% | -15.18% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
85.0% of Vimeo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Snap shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Vimeo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Vimeo beats Snap on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vimeo
Vimeo, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides video software solutions worldwide. It provides the video tools through a software-as-a-service model, which enables its users to create, collaborate, and communicate with video on a single platform. The company also offers over-the-top OTT streaming and monetization services; AI-driven video creation and editing tools; and interactive and shoppable video tools. It serves large organizations, small businesses, creative professionals, marketers, and digital agencies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Snap
Snap Inc. operates as a technology company in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers Snapchat, a visual messaging application with various tabs, such as camera, visual messaging, snap map, stories, and spotlight that enable people to communicate visually through short videos and images. It also provides Spectacles, an eyewear product that connects with Snapchat and captures photos and video from a human perspective; and advertising products, including AR ads and Snap ads comprises a single image or video ads, collection ads, dynamic ads, story ads, and commercials. The company was formerly known as Snapchat, Inc. and changed its name to Snap Inc. in September 2016. Snap Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
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