AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) & RENISHAW PLC 20 (OTCMKTS:RNSHF) Head-To-Head Survey

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and RENISHAW PLC 20 (OTCMKTS:RNSHF) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for AppLovin and RENISHAW PLC 20, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppLovin	1	3	19	2	2.88
RENISHAW PLC 20	0	0	0	0	0.00

AppLovin presently has a consensus target price of $578.86, indicating a potential downside of 17.79%. Given AppLovin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AppLovin is more favorable than RENISHAW PLC 20.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AppLovin and RENISHAW PLC 20″s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AppLovin	$4.71 billion	50.57	$1.58 billion	$7.04	100.01
RENISHAW PLC 20	$922.62 million	3.58	$108.38 million	N/A	N/A

AppLovin has higher revenue and earnings than RENISHAW PLC 20.

Risk & Volatility

AppLovin has a beta of 2.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RENISHAW PLC 20 has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of RENISHAW PLC 20 shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares AppLovin and RENISHAW PLC 20’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	45.72%	252.67%	41.46%
RENISHAW PLC 20	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

AppLovin beats RENISHAW PLC 20 on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AppLovin

AppLovin Corporation engages in building a software-based platform for advertisers to enhance the marketing and monetization of their content in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Software Platform and Apps. The company's software solutions include AppDiscovery, a marketing software solution, which matches advertiser demand with publisher supply through auctions; MAX, an in-app bidding software that optimizes the value of a publisher's advertising inventory by running a real-time competitive auction; Adjust, a measurement and analytics marketing platform that provides marketers with the visibility, insights, and tools needed to grow their apps from early stage to maturity; and Wurl, a connected TV platform, which distributes streaming video for content companies and provides advertising and publishing solutions through its AdPool, ContentDiscovery, and Global FAST Pass products. It also offers SparkLabs, which uses app store optimization to enhance ad visibility; AppLovin Exchange, which connects buyers to mobile and CTV devices through a single and direct RTB exchange; and Array, an end-to-end app management suite for mobile operators and end users. In addition, the company operates various free-to-play mobile games. It serves individuals, small and independent businesses, enterprises, advertisers and advertising networks, mobile app publishers, indie studio developers, and internet platforms. AppLovin Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

About RENISHAW PLC 20

Renishaw plc, an engineering and scientific technology company, designs, manufactures, distributes, sells, and services technological products and services, and analytical instruments and medical devices worldwide. The company offers co-ordinate measuring machine products, hardware, software, retrofits, machine tool probes, diagnostics, encoders, tool setters, performance measurement systems, gauging systems, modular and custom fixtures, and styli products for touch probe systems; machine calibration and optimization products; interferometric laser, magnetic, and open and enclosed optical encoders; and additive manufacturing systems. It also provides healthcare products, such as neurosurgical robots and accessories, neurosurgical planning software, electrode delivery systems, drug delivery systems, Raman microscopes, analysers, and hybrid Raman systems. In addition, the company offers smart manufacturing data platform and asset financing services. It serves the aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, medical and healthcare, heavy, machine builder, and precision manufacturing industries, as well as scientific, research, and analysis industries. The company was incorporated in 1973 and is headquartered in Wotton-under-Edge, the United Kingdom.