Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) versus Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) Head-To-Head Comparison

Teads (NASDAQ:TEAD) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Teads and Society Pass”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teads	$1.30 billion	0.05	-$517.07 million	($5.54)	-0.13
Society Pass	$7.11 million	0.41	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.16

Society Pass has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Teads. Society Pass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teads, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Teads and Society Pass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teads	-39.76%	-7.82%	-1.95%
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Teads and Society Pass, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teads	1	2	1	0	2.00
Society Pass	2	0	1	1	2.25

Teads currently has a consensus target price of $3.13, indicating a potential upside of 339.46%. Society Pass has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 5,814.83%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Teads.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.4% of Teads shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Society Pass shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of Teads shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Society Pass shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Teads has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Society Pass has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Teads

Outbrain Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online content recommendation platform worldwide. It offers Outbrain Engage, a product suite for media partners that provides personalized feeds and data-driven recommendations, as well as a solution to maximize user engagement. The company’s Outbrain Engage solution also includes a web-based dashboard to manage and control various aspects of the platform, including content, formats, sources, frequency, and categories of ads delivered on their properties, as well as monetizes the content through customized data-driven advertising. It also provides Outbrain Amplify, a product suite for advertisers that provides an open web platform that helps users to connect with audiences on premium digital properties. The company’s Outbrain Amplify solution also provides advertisers with access to ad inventory that support various formats, including text and image, video, interactive carousel, app install, and other forms of direct response; and ads optimized for engagement. Outbrain Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.