PubMatic (NASDAQ:PUBM – Get Free Report) and Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares PubMatic and Match Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
PubMatic | $267.01 million | 4.11 | $8.88 million | $0.21 | 104.58 |
Match Group | $3.36 billion | 3.01 | $651.54 million | $2.30 | 16.58 |
Match Group has higher revenue and earnings than PubMatic. Match Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PubMatic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Profitability
This table compares PubMatic and Match Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
PubMatic | 4.42% | 4.21% | 1.95% |
Match Group | 19.03% | -433.59% | 14.95% |
Volatility and Risk
PubMatic has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Match Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for PubMatic and Match Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
PubMatic | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.71 |
Match Group | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2.63 |
PubMatic currently has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.25%. Match Group has a consensus target price of $41.79, suggesting a potential upside of 9.58%. Given Match Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Match Group is more favorable than PubMatic.
Summary
Match Group beats PubMatic on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PubMatic
PubMatic, Inc., a technology company, engages in the provision of a cloud infrastructure platform that enables real-time programmatic advertising transactions for digital content creators, advertisers, agencies, agency trading desks, and demand side platforms worldwide. Its PubMatic SSP, a sell-side platform, used for the purchase and sale of digital advertising inventory for publishers and buyers. The company also provides solutions, including OpenWrap, a header bidding solution; Openwrap OTT, a prebid-powered unified bidding solution; Openwrap SDK, an enterprise-grade management tools and analytics; Connect, a solution that provides additional data and insights to publishers and buyers; Activate, which allows buyers to execute direct deals on its platform across publisher inventory; Convert, a commerce media solution; and Identity Hub, an ID management tool for publishers that leverages specialized technology?infrastructure?to simplify the complex alternative identifier marketplace. Its platform supports an array of ad formats and digital device types, including mobile app, mobile web, desktop, display, video, over-the-top (OTT), connected television, and media. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Redwood City, California.
About Match Group
Match Group, Inc. engages in the provision of dating products. Its portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Plenty Of Fish, Azar, BLK, and Hakuna, as well as a various other brands, each built to increase users' likelihood of connecting with others. Its services are available in over 40 languages to users worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
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