Head-To-Head Review: Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) & theglobe.com (OTCMKTS:TGLO)

Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and theglobe.com (OTCMKTS:TGLO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alphabet and theglobe.com”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alphabet	$385.48 billion	8.84	$100.12 billion	$10.14	27.79
theglobe.com	N/A	N/A	-$200,000.00	N/A	N/A

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than theglobe.com.

Profitability

This table compares Alphabet and theglobe.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphabet	32.23%	36.08%	26.11%
theglobe.com	N/A	N/A	-1,079.25%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

27.3% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.3% of theglobe.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Alphabet and theglobe.com, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphabet	3	4	27	5	2.87
theglobe.com	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $324.81, suggesting a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Alphabet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alphabet is more favorable than theglobe.com.

Risk and Volatility

Alphabet has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, theglobe.com has a beta of -1.58, suggesting that its share price is 258% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alphabet beats theglobe.com on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About theglobe.com

theglobe.com, inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was involved in the operation of an online community with registered members and users in the United States and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Houston, Texas. theglobe.com, inc. is a subsidiary of Delfin Midstream LLC.