Head to Head Comparison: LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) & Andrea Electronics (OTCMKTS:ANDR)

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) and Andrea Electronics (OTCMKTS:ANDR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LiveOne and Andrea Electronics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne	$114.40 million	0.54	-$18.71 million	($0.20)	-2.66
Andrea Electronics	$1.96 million	N/A	-$290,000.00	N/A	N/A

Andrea Electronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveOne.

Profitability

This table compares LiveOne and Andrea Electronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveOne	-18.52%	N/A	-20.69%
Andrea Electronics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

LiveOne has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Andrea Electronics has a beta of -0.32, meaning that its share price is 132% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for LiveOne and Andrea Electronics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveOne	0	0	1	0	3.00
Andrea Electronics	0	0	0	0	0.00

LiveOne currently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 181.85%. Given LiveOne’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe LiveOne is more favorable than Andrea Electronics.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.3% of LiveOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Andrea Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.6% of LiveOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of Andrea Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

LiveOne beats Andrea Electronics on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveOne

LiveOne, Inc., a digital media company, engages in the acquisition, distribution, and monetization of live music, Internet radio, podcasting/vodcasting, and music-related streaming and video content. It operates LiveXLive, a live music streaming platform; PodcastOne, a podcasting platform; and Slacker, an integrated membership and advertising streaming music service, as well as produces original music-related content. The company also produces, edits, curates, and streams live music events through broadband transmission over the Internet and satellite networks to its users; provides digital Internet radio and music services to users online and through automotive and mobile original equipment manufacturers on a white label basis; and offers ancillary products and services, such as regulatory and post-implementation support services. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and distributes personalized merchandise and gifts through wholesale and direct-to-consumer distribution channels. Further, the company offers LiveOne App, an application that provides access to live events, audio streams, original episodic content, podcasts, vodcasts, video on demand, real-time livestreams, and social sharing of content. The company was formerly known as LiveXLive Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiveOne, Inc. in October 2021. LiveOne, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.

About Andrea Electronics

Andrea Electronics Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and manufactures digital microphone products and noise reduction software that facilitate natural language and human/machine interfaces for the computer and business enterprise markets in the United States and internationally. The company develops digital signal processing (DSP) products and technologies for the voice, speech, and natural language interface markets. Its DSP microphone and audio noise reduction software products include DA-350 auto array microphone for far-field voice intelligibility and accuracy of automatic speech recognition in automotive and mass transit environments; DA-250 OEM array microphone, a small compact stereo array microphone and DSP circuit board platform; USB-SA array microphone, which offers a USB digital audio adapter to bypass a computer’s standard integrated sound system; AudioCommander, a PC audio control panel; an audio software for Mac that offers an intuitive graphic user interface to control stereo array microphone beam forming and noise cancellation on the input and EQ filters; PureAudio Live Recorder, a digital voice and audio recording application; and PureAudio Plus Recorder, which provides bookmarks for navigation of recordings. Its products are used in various applications, including mass transit and automotive communication systems, automated teller machines, information kiosks, quick service restaurant automated ordering, Internet of Things, smart building entrance intercom systems, audio and video recordings, and video surveillance. The company markets and sells its products through sales representatives to computer and kiosk OEMs and industrial system integrators. Andrea Electronics Corporation was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Bohemia, New York.