LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) versus WiMi Hologram Cloud (NASDAQ:WIMI) Critical Survey

LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) and WiMi Hologram Cloud (NASDAQ:WIMI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for LiveWorld and WiMi Hologram Cloud, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00
WiMi Hologram Cloud	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares LiveWorld and WiMi Hologram Cloud’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveWorld	2.97%	6.81%	3.98%
WiMi Hologram Cloud	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

LiveWorld has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WiMi Hologram Cloud has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.0% of WiMi Hologram Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% of WiMi Hologram Cloud shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LiveWorld and WiMi Hologram Cloud”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveWorld	$11.35 million	0.37	$60,000.00	$0.01	9.10
WiMi Hologram Cloud	$75.39 million	0.49	$9.97 million	N/A	N/A

WiMi Hologram Cloud has higher revenue and earnings than LiveWorld.

Summary

WiMi Hologram Cloud beats LiveWorld on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveWorld

LiveWorld, Inc., a digital agency and software company, provides social media and technology solutions for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. The company was formerly known as Talk City, Inc. and changed its name to Liveworld, Inc. in May 2001. Liveworld, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About WiMi Hologram Cloud

WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. provides augmented reality (AR) based holographic services and products in China. It operates in three segments: AR Advertising Services, AR Entertainment, and Semiconductor Related Products and Services. The company primarily offers holographic AR advertising services and holographic AR entertainment products. Its holographic AR advertising software enables users to insert into video footages real or animated three-dimensional objects; and online holographic AR advertising solution embeds holographic AR ads into films and shows. The company's holographic AR entertainment products consist primarily of payment middleware software, game distribution platform, and holographic mixed reality software. In addition, it engages in the provision of central processing algorithm services, and provides computer chip products to enterprise customers, as well as sells comprehensive solutions for central processing algorithms and related services with software and hardware integration. Further, the company's holographic AR technologies are used in software engineering, content production, cloud, big data, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, it provides hardware performance optimization and software algorithm optimization services to online game developers and game distributors. The company serves a range of industries, including manufacturing, real estate, entertainment, technology, media and telecommunications, travel, education, and retail. WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.