Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) versus Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Head-To-Head Analysis

Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Society Pass and Getty Images, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Society Pass	0	0	1	0	3.00
Getty Images	1	2	2	0	2.20

Society Pass currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,038.21%. Getty Images has a consensus target price of $4.60, suggesting a potential upside of 132.32%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Getty Images.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Society Pass and Getty Images”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Society Pass	$7.11 million	0.78	-$18.13 million	($3.62)	-0.34
Getty Images	$939.29 million	0.87	$19.34 million	$0.09	22.00

Getty Images has higher revenue and earnings than Society Pass. Society Pass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Images, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Getty Images shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Society Pass shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Getty Images shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Society Pass and Getty Images’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Society Pass	-171.10%	-431.98%	-79.26%
Getty Images	5.91%	6.42%	1.74%

Volatility and Risk

Society Pass has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Images has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Getty Images beats Society Pass on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.