Financial Contrast: LiveOne (LVO) versus The Competition

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) is one of 184 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare LiveOne to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LiveOne and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne	$77.14 million	-$20.97 million	-1.49
LiveOne Competitors	$4.09 billion	$73.91 million	14.71

LiveOne’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than LiveOne. LiveOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares LiveOne and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveOne	-25.87%	N/A	-39.66%
LiveOne Competitors	11.01%	-22.78%	-2.44%

Volatility and Risk

LiveOne has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveOne’s rivals have a beta of 1.00, meaning that their average share price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.2% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of LiveOne shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for LiveOne and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveOne	1	0	1	0	2.00
LiveOne Competitors	1875	4505	9611	255	2.51

LiveOne presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 284.62%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 17.81%. Given LiveOne’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe LiveOne is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

LiveOne rivals beat LiveOne on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About LiveOne

LiveOne, Inc., a digital media company, engages in the acquisition, distribution, and monetization of live music, Internet radio, podcasting/vodcasting, and music-related streaming and video content. It operates LiveXLive, a live music streaming platform; PodcastOne, a podcasting platform; and Slacker, an integrated membership and advertising streaming music service, as well as produces original music-related content. The company also produces, edits, curates, and streams live music events through broadband transmission over the Internet and satellite networks to its users; provides digital Internet radio and music services to users online and through automotive and mobile original equipment manufacturers on a white label basis; and offers ancillary products and services, such as regulatory and post-implementation support services. In addition, it develops, manufactures, and distributes personalized merchandise and gifts through wholesale and direct-to-consumer distribution channels. Further, the company offers LiveOne App, an application that provides access to live events, audio streams, original episodic content, podcasts, vodcasts, video on demand, real-time livestreams, and social sharing of content. The company was formerly known as LiveXLive Media, Inc. and changed its name to LiveOne, Inc. in October 2021. LiveOne, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.