Head to Head Survey: LiveRamp (RAMP) and The Competition

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) is one of 954 publicly-traded companies in the “Software” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare LiveRamp to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

LiveRamp has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveRamp’s rivals have a beta of 1.34, suggesting that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LiveRamp and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	18.71%	9.77%	7.41%
LiveRamp Competitors	-607.19%	26.73%	-8.88%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for LiveRamp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	0	6	2	0	2.25
LiveRamp Competitors	5780	21582	44971	1500	2.57

LiveRamp presently has a consensus target price of $38.08, indicating a potential downside of 1.08%. As a group, “Software” companies have a potential upside of 28.46%. Given LiveRamp’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiveRamp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiveRamp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Software” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LiveRamp and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveRamp	$832.10 million	$145.95 million	15.78
LiveRamp Competitors	$1.80 billion	$385.28 million	109.25

LiveRamp’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than LiveRamp. LiveRamp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

LiveRamp rivals beat LiveRamp on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

LiveRamp Company Profile

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. provides a data connectivity platform that helps businesses securely connect and use information across marketing and customer experience activities. Its services support identity resolution, audience activation, measurement and data collaboration among brands, publishers, platforms and data providers. The company’s platform enables organizations to match data from different sources and collaborate on insights, including through privacy-focused data environments. These tools are designed to help clients coordinate advertising and customer engagement across digital channels while managing how data is accessed and used.