Comparing Livento Group (OTCMKTS:NUGN) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE)

Livento Group (OTCMKTS:NUGN) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Livento Group and INNOVATE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Livento Group	-150.10%	-4.17%	-3.84%
INNOVATE	-4.86%	N/A	-6.69%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Livento Group and INNOVATE, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Livento Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
INNOVATE	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Livento Group and INNOVATE”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Livento Group	$1.69 million	607.03	-$600,000.00	N/A	N/A
INNOVATE	$1.25 billion	0.09	-$60.60 million	($4.85)	-1.66

Livento Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE.

Risk & Volatility

Livento Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Livento Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 55.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

INNOVATE beats Livento Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Livento Group

Livento Group, Inc. engages in the film and television production business. It is also involved in the artificial intelligence and machine learning technology business; development and licensing of Elisee, a software product that can capture data and create predictive behavior based on client inputs that assist the client in establishing its investment portfolio; and real estate finance and development activities. The company was formerly known as NuGene International, Inc. and changed its name to Livento Group, Inc. in June 2022. Livento Group, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About INNOVATE

INNOVATE Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates in infrastructure, life sciences, and spectrum areas in the United States. The Infrastructure segment provides industrial construction, structural steel, and facility maintenance services, such as fabrication and erection of structural steel and heavy steel plate services, and large-diameter water pipes and water storage tanks; fabrication of trusses and girders; and 3-D building information modeling and detailing for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction projects, such as buildings and office complexes, hotels and casinos, convention centers, sports arenas and stadiums, shopping malls, hospitals, dams, bridges, mines, metal processing, refineries, pulp and paper mills, and power plants. This segment also offers solutions for digital engineering, modeling and detailing, construction, and heavy equipment installation and facility services including maintenance, repair, and installation; and manufactures pollution control scrubbers, tunnel liners, pressure vessels, strainers, filters, separators, and customized products. The Life Sciences segment develops products to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee; and aesthetic and medical technologies for the skin. The Spectrum segment operates over-the-air broadcasting stations across the United States; and Azteca America, a Spanish-language broadcast network. The company was formerly known as HC2 Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to INNOVATE Corp. in September 2021. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, New York.