Leafly (OTC:LFLY) & Elys BMG Group (NASDAQ:ELYS) Critical Review

Leafly (OTC:LFLY) and Elys BMG Group (NASDAQ:ELYS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Leafly and Elys BMG Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafly	$35.87 million	3.24	-$9.50 million	($2.32)	-15.95
Elys BMG Group	$43.86 million	0.00	-$18.26 million	($1.06)	0.00

Leafly has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elys BMG Group. Leafly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elys BMG Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Leafly has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elys BMG Group has a beta of 9.16, meaning that its stock price is 816% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.6% of Leafly shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Leafly shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of Elys BMG Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Leafly and Elys BMG Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafly	-14.65%	N/A	-25.26%
Elys BMG Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Leafly and Elys BMG Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafly	0	0	1	0	3.00
Elys BMG Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Leafly presently has a consensus target price of $4,590.00, indicating a potential upside of 12,305.41%. Given Leafly’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Leafly is more favorable than Elys BMG Group.

Summary

Elys BMG Group beats Leafly on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafly

Leafly Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a platform to provide consumers with cannabis information and connects consumers to cannabis brands and licensed retailers. The company offers subscription-based marketplace listings, digital advertising solutions, and software as a service-based tools to cannabis retailers; and information, reviews, menus, and ordering and delivery options to its audience through its website and mobile applications. Leafly Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Elys BMG Group

Elys BMG Group, Inc. engages in the provision of business-to-consumer gaming services in the United States and Europe. The company offers betting platform software services to leisure betting establishments; and operates web based and land-based leisure betting establishments. Its gaming product offerings include sports betting; and online casino, such as online slot and table games, poker, bingo, skilled and interactive games, virtual sports betting, and horse racing. It provides its products through physical, land-based retail locations; newgioco.it or commercial webskins linked to its website; and mobile devices. The company was formerly known as Elys Game Technology, Corp. and changed its name to Elys BMG Group, Inc. in January 2024. Elys BMG Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Toronto, Canada.