Getty Images (NYSE:GETY – Get Free Report) and EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
45.8% of Getty Images shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of EverQuote shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Getty Images shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of EverQuote 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Getty Images and EverQuote”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Getty Images | $981.29 million | 0.10 | -$206.12 million | ($0.39) | -0.60 |
| EverQuote | $692.52 million | 1.32 | $99.31 million | $3.08 | 8.22 |
EverQuote has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Getty Images. Getty Images is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Getty Images and EverQuote’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Getty Images | -16.24% | -26.82% | -5.25% |
| EverQuote | 15.16% | 50.29% | 36.69% |
Volatility and Risk
Getty Images has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EverQuote has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Getty Images and EverQuote, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Getty Images | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| EverQuote | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.62 |
Getty Images presently has a consensus price target of $3.92, indicating a potential upside of 1,586.00%. EverQuote has a consensus price target of $28.17, indicating a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Getty Images’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than EverQuote.
Summary
EverQuote beats Getty Images on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Getty Images
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About EverQuote
EverQuote, Inc. operates an online marketplace for insurance shopping in the United States. The company offers auto, home and renters, and life insurance. The company serves carriers and agents, as well as indirect distributors. The company was formerly known as AdHarmonics, Inc., and changed its name to EverQuote, Inc. in November 2014. EverQuote, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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