Analyzing Benev Capital (OTCMKTS:BEVFF) and Livento Group (OTCMKTS:NUGN)

Benev Capital (OTCMKTS:BEVFF) and Livento Group (OTCMKTS:NUGN) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Benev Capital and Livento Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benev Capital	$47.44 million	9.52	$19.43 million	$0.12	22.17
Livento Group	$1.69 million	2.93	-$600,000.00	N/A	N/A

Benev Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Livento Group.

Profitability

This table compares Benev Capital and Livento Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benev Capital	41.88%	11.86%	5.83%
Livento Group	-82.05%	-2.63%	-2.41%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Benev Capital and Livento Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benev Capital	0	1	0	0	2.00
Livento Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Livento Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Benev Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Benev Capital has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Livento Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Benev Capital beats Livento Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Benev Capital

Diversified Royalty Corp., a multi-royalty corporation, engages in the acquisition of royalties from multi-location businesses and franchisors in North America. It owns the Sutton, Mr. Lube + Tires, AIR MILES, Mr. Mikes, Nurse Next Door, Oxford Learning Centres, Stratus Building Solutions, and BarBurrito trademarks. The company was formerly known as BENEV Capital Inc. and changed its name to Diversified Royalty Corp. in September 2014. Diversified Royalty Corp. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Livento Group

Livento Group, Inc. engages in the film and television production business. It is also involved in the artificial intelligence and machine learning technology business; development and licensing of Elisee, a software product that can capture data and create predictive behavior based on client inputs that assist the client in establishing its investment portfolio; and real estate finance and development activities. The company was formerly known as NuGene International, Inc. and changed its name to Livento Group, Inc. in June 2022. Livento Group, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.