Critical Contrast: Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) & Oliveda International (OTCMKTS:OLVI)

Oliveda International (OTCMKTS:OLVI) and Thryv (NASDAQ:THRY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Oliveda International and Thryv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oliveda International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thryv	-30.83%	2.17%	0.58%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Oliveda International and Thryv, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oliveda International	0	0	0	0	N/A
Thryv	0	0	1	0	3.00

Thryv has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.94%. Given Thryv’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Thryv is more favorable than Oliveda International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.4% of Thryv shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Thryv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oliveda International and Thryv’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oliveda International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Thryv	$877.69 million	0.71	-$259.30 million	($7.52)	-2.30

Oliveda International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Thryv.

Risk and Volatility

Oliveda International has a beta of -0.81, suggesting that its share price is 181% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thryv has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Thryv beats Oliveda International on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oliveda International

Heritage Media Corporation was formerly known as Lignin Industries Inc. Heritage Media Corporation is based in Calgary, Canada.

About Thryv

Thryv Holdings, Inc. provides digital marketing solutions and cloud-based tools to the small-to-medium sized businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Thryv U.S. Marketing Services, Thryv U.S. SaaS, Thryv International Marketing Services, and Thryv International SaaS. The company provides print yellow pages, internet yellow pages, and search engine marketing; and other digital media solutions, such as online display and social advertising, online presence and video, and search engine optimization tools. It also offers command center that enables SMBs to centralize all their communication through a modular, expandable, and customizable platform; and business center, a SMB end-to-end customer experience platform, which offers customer relationship management, appointment scheduling, estimate and invoice creation, payments, document management, social media content, and online review management. In addition, the company provides marketing center, a marketing and advertising platform for AutoID, enhanced online presence, omni-channel paid campaigns, and marketing tools; Thryv Add-ons provides AI-assisted website development, SEO tools, google business profile optimization, and Hub by Thryv; and ThryvPay, a payment solution that allows users to get paid via credit card and ACH. The company was formerly known as Dex Media Holdings, Inc. Thryv Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in DFW Airport, Texas.