Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR – Get Free Report) and GCL Global (NASDAQ:GCL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Corsair Gaming and GCL Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corsair Gaming | -2.46% | 3.37% | 1.66% |
| GCL Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.6% of GCL Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.4% of Corsair Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of GCL Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corsair Gaming | $1.32 billion | 0.45 | -$99.18 million | ($0.34) | -16.29 |
| GCL Global | $142.07 million | 1.17 | $5.59 million | ($0.02) | -68.00 |
GCL Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corsair Gaming. GCL Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corsair Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Corsair Gaming and GCL Global, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corsair Gaming | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
| GCL Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Corsair Gaming presently has a consensus target price of $9.29, suggesting a potential upside of 67.61%. Given Corsair Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Corsair Gaming is more favorable than GCL Global.
Risk and Volatility
Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCL Global has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Corsair Gaming beats GCL Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells gaming and streaming peripherals, components and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It offers gamer and creator peripherals, including gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers, and streaming products, such as capture cards, stream decks, microphones and audio interfaces, facecam streaming cameras, studio accessories, gaming furniture, and other related products. The company also provides gaming components and systems comprising power supply units, cooling solutions, computer cases, and DRAM modules, as well as prebuilt and custom-built gaming PCs and laptops, gaming monitors, and others; and PC gaming software comprising iCUE for gamers and Elgato streaming suite for content creators, as well as digital services. It sells its products through e-retail, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels and distributors. Corsair Gaming, Inc. was formerly known as Corsair Components (Cayman) Ltd and changed its name to Corsair Gaming, Inc in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
About GCL Global
GCL Global Holdings Ltd. unites people through immersive games and entertainment experiences, enabling creators to deliver engaging content and fun gameplay experiences to gaming communities worldwide with a strategic focus on the rapidly expanding Asian gaming market.
Drawing on a deep understanding of gaming trends and market dynamics, GCL Group leverages its diverse portfolio of digital and physical content to bridge cultures and audiences by introducing Asian-developed IP to a global audience across consoles, PCs, and streaming platforms.
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