LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD – Get Free Report) and Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares LiveWorld and Genius Sports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LiveWorld | 2.17% | 4.71% | 2.70% |
| Genius Sports | -19.71% | -14.39% | -10.67% |
Volatility and Risk
LiveWorld has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genius Sports has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LiveWorld | $11.35 million | N/A | $60,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Genius Sports | $510.89 million | 4.56 | -$63.04 million | ($0.47) | -23.04 |
LiveWorld has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genius Sports.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
81.9% of Genius Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Genius Sports shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for LiveWorld and Genius Sports, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LiveWorld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genius Sports | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2.90 |
Genius Sports has a consensus price target of $14.90, suggesting a potential upside of 37.58%. Given Genius Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genius Sports is more favorable than LiveWorld.
Summary
Genius Sports beats LiveWorld on 8 of the 12 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 Genius Sports
Genius Sports Limited engages in the development and sale of technology-led products and services to the sports, sports betting, and sports media industries. It offers technology infrastructure for the collection, integration, and distribution of live data of sports leagues; streaming solutions comprising technology, automatic production, and distribution for sports to commercialize video footage of their games; and end-to-end integrity services to sports leagues, such as full-time active monitoring technology, which uses mathematical algorithms to identify and flag suspicious betting activity in global betting markets, as well as a full suite of online and offline educational and consultancy services. The company also provides live sports data collection; pre-game and in-game odds feeds; risk management services, including customer profiling, monitoring of incoming bets, automated acceptance and rejection of bets, and limit setting; live streaming services; creation, delivery, and optimization of digital marketing campaigns, such as data-driven personalized ad creative; and fan engagement widgets for digital publishers that offer live game statistics and betting-related content. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Receive News & Ratings for LiveWorld Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for LiveWorld and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
