Reviewing Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR) & AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP)

Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ:GRRR) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Gorilla Technology Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.3% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Gorilla Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gorilla Technology Group and AppLovin, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorilla Technology Group	1	1	4	0	2.50
AppLovin	0	8	13	3	2.79

Gorilla Technology Group currently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential upside of 167.22%. AppLovin has a consensus price target of $538.61, indicating a potential upside of 65.89%. Given Gorilla Technology Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gorilla Technology Group is more favorable than AppLovin.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gorilla Technology Group and AppLovin”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gorilla Technology Group	$140.40 million	2.73	-$11.28 million	($0.54)	-25.81
AppLovin	$5.48 billion	19.82	$3.33 billion	$13.01	24.96

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

Profitability

This table compares Gorilla Technology Group and AppLovin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorilla Technology Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AppLovin	64.58%	193.10%	59.63%

Summary

AppLovin beats Gorilla Technology Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gorilla Technology Group

Gorilla Technology Group Inc. provides video intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) security, and edge content management hardware, software, and services in the Asia Pacific region. The company operates through three segments: Video IoT, Security Convergence, and Other segments. It offers intelligent video analytics AI models for various verticals, such as behavioral analytics, people/face recognition, vehicle analysis, object recognition, and business intelligence that can scan video for patterns and distinguish specific items using AI algorithms and metadata. The company also provides information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) security convergence AI algorithms for system administrators and security engineers to detect suspicious behaviors in real time; network anomaly detection AI models; and endpoint malware and suspicious behavior detection AI models. In addition, it offers intelligent video analytics (IVA) appliances to analyze and turn unstructured video and picture data into structured data; IVAR appliance that provides insight into business and operations in a statistic dashboard; smart attendance to track employee health and safety, work hours, clock-ins/outs, and absenteeism, as well as to protect company assets and intellectual properties; event and video management system appliances to store event/object attributes in temporal-spatial big data database from Gorilla; and operation technology security appliance to monitor and control physical devices, processes, and infrastructure, as well as to protect industrial systems and networks from various threats. Further, the company provides smart retail SaaS for shopper demographics, visualized shopper behavior, and advanced data analytics, smart city and transportation SaaS for traffic management, public safety, and planning data; and endpoint security SaaS that protects endpoints against security threats. Gorilla Technology Group Inc. is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About AppLovin

AppLovin Corporation engages in building a software-based platform for advertisers to enhance the marketing and monetization of their content in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Software Platform and Apps. The company's software solutions include AppDiscovery, a marketing software solution, which matches advertiser demand with publisher supply through auctions; MAX, an in-app bidding software that optimizes the value of a publisher's advertising inventory by running a real-time competitive auction; Adjust, a measurement and analytics marketing platform that provides marketers with the visibility, insights, and tools needed to grow their apps from early stage to maturity; and Wurl, a connected TV platform, which distributes streaming video for content companies and provides advertising and publishing solutions through its AdPool, ContentDiscovery, and Global FAST Pass products. It also offers SparkLabs, which uses app store optimization to enhance ad visibility; AppLovin Exchange, which connects buyers to mobile and CTV devices through a single and direct RTB exchange; and Array, an end-to-end app management suite for mobile operators and end users. In addition, the company operates various free-to-play mobile games. It serves individuals, small and independent businesses, enterprises, advertisers and advertising networks, mobile app publishers, indie studio developers, and internet platforms. AppLovin Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.