ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) versus Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA) Critical Survey

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) and Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ZipRecruiter and Clikia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	1	4	0	0	1.80
Clikia	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZipRecruiter presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.35%. Given ZipRecruiter’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter is more favorable than Clikia.

Profitability

This table compares ZipRecruiter and Clikia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZipRecruiter	-7.35%	N/A	-5.58%
Clikia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clikia has a beta of 3, suggesting that its share price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZipRecruiter and Clikia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	0.52	-$32.99 million	($0.35)	-7.92
Clikia	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Clikia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZipRecruiter.

Summary

ZipRecruiter beats Clikia on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online employment marketplace that connects job seekers and employers. Its platform provides various solutions, such as job posting, online interviews, job alerts, match scores, and application updates. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

About Clikia

Clikia Corp., through its subsidiary, Maison Luxe LLC, engages in retailing luxury goods. It primarily focuses on offering fine timepieces and jewelry on wholesale and business-to-consumer basis. The company is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.