Head-To-Head Contrast: NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) vs. PLAYSTUDIOS (NASDAQ:MYPS)

NICE (NASDAQ:NICE) and PLAYSTUDIOS (NASDAQ:MYPS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

NICE has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLAYSTUDIOS has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NICE and PLAYSTUDIOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NICE	16.18%	16.17%	11.11%
PLAYSTUDIOS	-8.75%	-9.15%	-7.29%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares NICE and PLAYSTUDIOS”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NICE	$2.74 billion	3.33	$338.30 million	$6.76	21.43
PLAYSTUDIOS	$298.76 million	0.70	-$19.39 million	($0.19)	-8.79

NICE has higher revenue and earnings than PLAYSTUDIOS. PLAYSTUDIOS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NICE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.3% of NICE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of NICE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for NICE and PLAYSTUDIOS, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NICE	0	4	12	0	2.75
PLAYSTUDIOS	1	3	2	0	2.17

NICE currently has a consensus price target of $231.64, suggesting a potential upside of 59.87%. PLAYSTUDIOS has a consensus price target of $3.63, suggesting a potential upside of 117.07%. Given PLAYSTUDIOS’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PLAYSTUDIOS is more favorable than NICE.

Summary

NICE beats PLAYSTUDIOS on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NICE

NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self service enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; provides solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.

About PLAYSTUDIOS

PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms in the United States and internationally. The company's game portfolio includes a diverse range of titles comprising social casino, card, puzzle, and adventure games. It also offers POP! Slots, myVEGAS Slots, my KONAMI Slots, MGM Slots Live, myVEGAS Blackjack, myVEGAS Bingo, Tetris, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Jumbline 2, Sudoku, and Mahjong games. PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.