Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) versus Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) Financial Review

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWOGet Free Report) and Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDNGet Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.5% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Hayden Hall shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Take-Two Interactive Software -70.33% 1.74% 0.90%
Hayden Hall N/A N/A N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Take-Two Interactive Software $5.35 billion 5.08 -$3.74 billion ($22.28) -6.96
Hayden Hall N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Hayden Hall has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Take-Two Interactive Software.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Take-Two Interactive Software 0 1 19 1 3.00
Hayden Hall 0 0 0 0 N/A

Take-Two Interactive Software presently has a consensus target price of $185.85, indicating a potential upside of 19.84%.

Summary

Take-Two Interactive Software beats Hayden Hall on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, LA Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead Redemption names, as well as other franchises. The company also publishes various entertainment properties across various platforms and a range of genres, such as shooter, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, and family/casual entertainment under the BioShock, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, XCOM series, Borderlands, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderland names. In addition, it publishes sports simulation titles comprising NBA 2K series, a basketball video game; the WWE 2K professional wrestling series; mobile titles, including WWE SuperCard; and PGA TOUR 2K. Further, the company offers Kerbal Space Program and OlliOlli World; free-to-play mobile games, such as CSR Racing, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles, FarmVille, Golf Rival, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory!, Merge Dragons!, Merge Magic!, Monster Legends, Toon Blast, Top Eleven, Top Troops, Toy Blast, Two Dots, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker; and hyper-casual mobile titles, including Fill the Fridge!, Parking Jam 3D, Power Slap, Pull the Pin, Twisted Tangle, and Tangled Snakes. Its products are designed for console gaming systems; personal computers; and mobiles comprising smartphones and tablets. The company provides its products through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

About Hayden Hall

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Hayden Hall, Inc. develops communications software solutions. The company offers convergent network mediation, OSS integration, network management, and electronic bonding solutions. Its solutions are used for protocol translation, data transformation, element and network management, OSS application integration, and OSS exchange services. Hayden Hall, Inc. was formerly known as Vertel Corporation and changed its name to Hayden Hall, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

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