Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL – Get Free Report) and Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Snail and Sharplink Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Snail | -15.14% | -12.69% | 1.44% |
| Sharplink Gaming | -7.86% | -2.26% | -2.26% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Snail and Sharplink Gaming”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Snail | $84.47 million | 0.42 | $1.83 million | ($0.68) | -1.38 |
| Sharplink Gaming | $3.66 million | 483.34 | $10.10 million | ($2.39) | -3.76 |
Sharplink Gaming has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snail. Sharplink Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snail, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Snail and Sharplink Gaming, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Snail | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Sharplink Gaming | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
Sharplink Gaming has a consensus target price of $38.20, suggesting a potential upside of 324.73%. Given Sharplink Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sharplink Gaming is more favorable than Snail.
Risk and Volatility
Snail has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 10.98, meaning that its stock price is 998% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.4% of Snail shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 78.2% of Snail shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Sharplink Gaming beats Snail on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Snail
Snail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, markets, publishes, and distributes interactive digital entertainment for consumers worldwide. It offers games, content, and support for various platforms, including game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. Snail, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Culver City, California. Snail, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Olive Wood Global Development Limited.
About Sharplink Gaming
SharpLink Gaming, Inc. operates as an online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues, and sports websites to sports betting and iGaming content. The company operates through four segments: Affiliate Marketing Services United States, Affiliate Marketing Services International, Sports Gaming Client Services, and SportsHub Games Network. It operates a performance marketing platform, which owns and operates state-specific web domains to attract, acquire, and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to the company's sportsbook and casino partners, which are licensed to operate in each respective state; and offers sports betting data to sports media publishers. It also provides iGaming and affiliate marketing network, which focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, and retention and conversions to global iGaming operator partners worldwide; and development, hosting, operations, maintenance, and service of free-to-play games and contests. In addition, the company owns and operates various real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps on its platform; and is licensed or authorized to operate in every state in the United States, where fantasy sports play is legal and in which SportsHub has elected to operate based on the financial viability. SharpLink Gaming, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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