PLAYSTUDIOS (NASDAQ:MYPS – Get Free Report) and Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares PLAYSTUDIOS and Corsair Gaming”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | $289.43 million | 0.31 | -$28.69 million | ($0.29) | -2.44 |
| Corsair Gaming | $1.32 billion | 0.50 | -$99.18 million | ($0.34) | -18.24 |
Profitability
This table compares PLAYSTUDIOS and Corsair Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | -15.10% | -8.71% | -6.77% |
| Corsair Gaming | -2.46% | 3.37% | 1.66% |
Volatility and Risk
PLAYSTUDIOS has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.5% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.4% of Corsair Gaming 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 Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for PLAYSTUDIOS and Corsair Gaming, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Corsair Gaming | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
PLAYSTUDIOS presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 183.13%. Corsair Gaming has a consensus price target of $9.29, indicating a potential upside of 49.77%. Given PLAYSTUDIOS’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PLAYSTUDIOS is more favorable than Corsair Gaming.
Summary
Corsair Gaming beats PLAYSTUDIOS on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PLAYSTUDIOS
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms in the United States and internationally. The company's game portfolio includes a diverse range of titles comprising social casino, card, puzzle, and adventure games. It also offers POP! Slots, myVEGAS Slots, my KONAMI Slots, MGM Slots Live, myVEGAS Blackjack, myVEGAS Bingo, Tetris, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Jumbline 2, Sudoku, and Mahjong games. PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
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