Reviewing LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) & RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB)

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	18.71%	9.77%	7.41%
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	-216.56%	-342.57%	-101.47%

Risk and Volatility

LiveRamp has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveRamp	$812.94 million	2.81	$145.95 million	$2.44	15.43
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	$13.05 million	14.59	-$17.53 million	($6.36)	-2.14

LiveRamp has higher revenue and earnings than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock. RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	0	6	2	0	2.25
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	1	1	0	0	1.50

LiveRamp currently has a consensus target price of $40.21, indicating a potential upside of 6.84%. Given LiveRamp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiveRamp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LiveRamp beats RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveRamp

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., a technology company, operates a data collaboration platform in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates LiveRamp Data Collaboration platform enables an organization to unify customer and prospect data to build a single view of the customer in a way that protects consumer privacy. Its platform supports various people-based marketing solutions, including data collaboration, activation, measurement and analytics, identity, and data marketplace. The company sells its solutions to enterprise marketers, agencies, marketing technology providers, publishers, and data providers in various industry verticals, such as financial, insurance and investment services, retail, automotive, telecommunications, high tech, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, travel, entertainment, and non-profit. The company was formerly known as Acxiom Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. in October 2018. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock

Ryvyl Inc., a technology company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of blockchain-based payment solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's blockchain-based systems facilitate, record, and store a volume of tokenized assets representing cash or data on a blockchain-based ledger. Its products include QuickCard Payment System, a physical and virtual payment card processing management system, including software that facilitates on and off ramp e-wallet management; Coyni, a digital token platform, which offers custodial assurance by utilizing its stable coin and blockchain technology in a closed-loop ecosystem; and ChargeSavvy, an end-to-end POS solution comprising software and hardware for the restaurant and hospitality industry. It serves customers in various industries, including foreign exchange, retail, and e-commerce sectors. The company was formerly known as GreenBox POS and changed its name to Ryvyl Inc. in October 2022. Ryvyl Inc. is based in San Diego, California.