Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR – Get Free Report) and Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Sharplink Gaming”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corsair Gaming | $1.47 billion | 0.50 | -$12.47 million | ($0.13) | -53.58 |
| Sharplink Gaming | $28.06 million | 51.22 | -$734.59 million | ($2.39) | -3.05 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Corsair Gaming and Sharplink Gaming, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corsair Gaming | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Sharplink Gaming | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.80 |
Corsair Gaming currently has a consensus price target of $7.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.76%. Sharplink Gaming has a consensus price target of $22.11, suggesting a potential upside of 203.31%. Given Sharplink Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sharplink Gaming is more favorable than Corsair Gaming.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.4% of Corsair Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Sharplink Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corsair Gaming | -0.87% | 6.71% | 3.34% |
| Sharplink Gaming | -2,618.38% | -50.72% | -50.55% |
Volatility & Risk
Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 10.69, suggesting that its stock price is 969% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Corsair Gaming beats Sharplink Gaming on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells gaming and streaming peripherals, components and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It offers gamer and creator peripherals, including gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers, and streaming products, such as capture cards, stream decks, microphones and audio interfaces, facecam streaming cameras, studio accessories, gaming furniture, and other related products. The company also provides gaming components and systems comprising power supply units, cooling solutions, computer cases, and DRAM modules, as well as prebuilt and custom-built gaming PCs and laptops, gaming monitors, and others; and PC gaming software comprising iCUE for gamers and Elgato streaming suite for content creators, as well as digital services. It sells its products through e-retail, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels and distributors. Corsair Gaming, Inc. was formerly known as Corsair Components (Cayman) Ltd and changed its name to Corsair Gaming, Inc in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
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.
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