Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET – Get Free Report) and Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Playtika’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sharplink Gaming | -2,618.38% | -50.72% | -50.55% |
| Playtika | -7.49% | -114.29% | 5.40% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Sharplink Gaming and Playtika, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sharplink Gaming | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Playtika | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Playtika shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Playtika shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 11.29, suggesting that its share price is 1,029% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Playtika has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Playtika”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sharplink Gaming | $28.06 million | 43.50 | -$734.59 million | ($2.39) | -2.59 |
| Playtika | $2.76 billion | 0.38 | -$206.40 million | ($0.54) | -5.07 |
Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than Sharplink Gaming. Playtika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sharplink Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sharplink Gaming beats Playtika on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sharplink Gaming
SharpLink Gaming, Inc. operates as an online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues, and sports websites to sports betting and iGaming content. The company operates through four segments: Affiliate Marketing Services United States, Affiliate Marketing Services International, Sports Gaming Client Services, and SportsHub Games Network. It operates a performance marketing platform, which owns and operates state-specific web domains to attract, acquire, and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to the company's sportsbook and casino partners, which are licensed to operate in each respective state; and offers sports betting data to sports media publishers. It also provides iGaming and affiliate marketing network, which focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, and retention and conversions to global iGaming operator partners worldwide; and development, hosting, operations, maintenance, and service of free-to-play games and contests. In addition, the company owns and operates various real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps on its platform; and is licensed or authorized to operate in every state in the United States, where fantasy sports play is legal and in which SportsHub has elected to operate based on the financial viability. SharpLink Gaming, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Playtika
Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and social casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms and direct-to-consumer platforms. Playtika Holding Corp. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. Playtika Holding Corp. is a subsidiary of Playtika Holding UK II Limited.
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