Reviewing LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) & Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI)

Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) and LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Genius Sports has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveWorld has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Genius Sports and LiveWorld’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genius Sports	-19.71%	-14.39%	-10.67%
LiveWorld	2.97%	6.81%	3.98%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.9% of Genius Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of Genius Sports shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Genius Sports and LiveWorld”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genius Sports	$510.89 million	4.25	-$63.04 million	($0.47)	-21.48
LiveWorld	$11.35 million	0.32	$60,000.00	N/A	N/A

LiveWorld has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genius Sports.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Genius Sports and LiveWorld, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genius Sports	2	3	14	3	2.82
LiveWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00

Genius Sports presently has a consensus target price of $14.11, suggesting a potential upside of 39.77%. Given Genius Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genius Sports is more favorable than LiveWorld.

Summary

Genius Sports beats LiveWorld on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Genius Sports

Genius Sports Limited engages in the development and sale of technology-led products and services to the sports, sports betting, and sports media industries. It offers technology infrastructure for the collection, integration, and distribution of live data of sports leagues; streaming solutions comprising technology, automatic production, and distribution for sports to commercialize video footage of their games; and end-to-end integrity services to sports leagues, such as full-time active monitoring technology, which uses mathematical algorithms to identify and flag suspicious betting activity in global betting markets, as well as a full suite of online and offline educational and consultancy services. The company also provides live sports data collection; pre-game and in-game odds feeds; risk management services, including customer profiling, monitoring of incoming bets, automated acceptance and rejection of bets, and limit setting; live streaming services; creation, delivery, and optimization of digital marketing campaigns, such as data-driven personalized ad creative; and fan engagement widgets for digital publishers that offer live game statistics and betting-related content. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About LiveWorld

LiveWorld, Inc., a digital agency and software company, provides social media and technology solutions for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. The company was formerly known as Talk City, Inc. and changed its name to Liveworld, Inc. in May 2001. Liveworld, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.