Head to Head Survey: Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and Thumzup Media (NASDAQ:TZUP)

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and Thumzup Media (NASDAQ:TZUP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stagwell and Thumzup Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stagwell	$2.86 billion	0.43	$2.26 million	N/A	N/A
Thumzup Media	N/A	N/A	-$4.00 million	($0.73)	-5.58

Stagwell has higher revenue and earnings than Thumzup Media.

Profitability

This table compares Stagwell and Thumzup Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stagwell	-0.06%	14.54%	2.79%
Thumzup Media	N/A	-270.42%	-228.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Stagwell and Thumzup Media, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stagwell	1	3	3	0	2.29
Thumzup Media	1	0	0	0	1.00

Stagwell currently has a consensus target price of $7.97, indicating a potential upside of 66.60%. Given Stagwell’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stagwell is more favorable than Thumzup Media.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.6% of Stagwell shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Stagwell shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Thumzup Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stagwell beats Thumzup Media on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stagwell

Stagwell Inc. provides digital transformation, performance media and data, consumer insights and strategy, and creativity and communications services. The company operates through three segments: Integrated Agencies Network, Brand Performance Network, and Communications Network. It designs and builds digital platforms and experiences that support the delivery of content, commerce, service, and sales; creates websites, mobile applications, back-end systems, content and data management systems, and other digital environments; designs and implements technology and data strategies; and develops software and related technology products, including artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled communications, research, and media technology, cookie-less data platforms for advance targeting and activation, software tools for e-commerce applications, specialty media solutions in the augmented reality space, and text messaging applications for consumer engagement. The company also provides audience analysis, and media buying and planning services; and strategic insights and guidance services that offers business content, product, communications, and media strategies. In addition, it offers strategy development, advertising creation, live events, immersive digital experiences, cross platform engagement, and social media content services; and leadership, investor and financial relations, social media, executive positioning and visibility, strategic communication, public relation, and public affair services. Further, the company provides Stagwell Marketing Cloud, a suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and data-as-a-service (DaaS) technology solutions, including research and insights, communications technology, advance media platform, and media studios; and technology-driven solutions for in-house marketers. Stagwell Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Thumzup Media

Thumzup Media Corporation is a provider of social media branding and marketing solutions which allow businesses and brands to pay customers and fans cash through Venmo and PayPal for their posts on social media. Thumzup Media Corporation is based in Los Angeles, CA.