ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET – Get Free Report) and Gambling.com Group (NASDAQ:GAMB – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for ZW Data Action Technologies and Gambling.com Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gambling.com Group | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.56 |
Gambling.com Group has a consensus price target of $9.07, suggesting a potential upside of 119.12%. Given Gambling.com Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gambling.com Group is more favorable than ZW Data Action Technologies.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | $15.44 million | 0.16 | -$3.76 million | ($0.74) | -1.01 |
| Gambling.com Group | $127.18 million | 1.16 | $30.68 million | $0.05 | 82.80 |
Gambling.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than ZW Data Action Technologies. ZW Data Action Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gambling.com Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
ZW Data Action Technologies has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gambling.com Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and Gambling.com Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | -33.25% | -59.11% | -21.51% |
| Gambling.com Group | 1.23% | 37.78% | 18.71% |
Summary
Gambling.com Group beats ZW Data Action Technologies on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZW Data Action Technologies
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, including 28.com and liansuo.com that provide advertisers with tools to build sales channels in the form of franchisees, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. It also develops and operates blockchain technology-based products and services, as well as blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, the company offers other e-commerce O2O advertising, and marketing and related value-added technical services. Additionally, it offers online-content production, distribution, promotion, and live streamer training and management services. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Data Action Technologies Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
About Gambling.com Group
Gambling.com Group Limited operates as a performance marketing company for the online gambling industry worldwide. It provides digital marketing services for the iGaming and social casino products. The company's focus is on online casino, online sports betting, and fantasy sports industry. It publishes various branded websites, including Gambling.com, Casinos.com, RotoWire.com, and Bookies.com. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.
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