GAN (NASDAQ:GAN – Get Rating) and Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares GAN and Yalla Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get GAN alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GAN | $125.43 million | 0.99 | -$30.59 million | ($1.41) | -2.09 |
| Yalla Group | $273.14 million | 2.02 | $82.59 million | $0.47 | 7.96 |
Yalla Group has higher revenue and earnings than GAN. GAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yalla Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares GAN and Yalla Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GAN | -43.86% | -13.61% | -11.18% |
| Yalla Group | 28.81% | 23.66% | 21.00% |
Risk and Volatility
GAN has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yalla Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
49.5% of GAN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Yalla Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of GAN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for GAN and Yalla Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GAN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Yalla Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
GAN presently has a consensus target price of $9.17, indicating a potential upside of 210.73%. Given GAN's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe GAN is more favorable than Yalla Group.
Summary
Yalla Group beats GAN on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GAN
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GAN Limited operates as a business-to-business (B2B) supplier of enterprise software-as-a-service solutions to online casino gaming and sports betting applications in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, B2B and Business-to-Consumer (B2C). It offers and licenses GameSTACK, an internet gaming platform that provides turnkey technology solution for regulated real-money internet gambling, online sports betting, and virtual simulated gaming. The company also offers online sports betting, online casino game, and peer-to-peer poker services through its coolbet.com website, as well as a range of development, marketing, and customer support services designed to deploy and provide ongoing operational support for its software systems. It serves regional operators and individual tribal casino operators. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
About Yalla Group
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Yalla Group Limited operates a voice-centric social networking and entertainment platform under the Yalla name primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. Its platform offers group chatting and games services; and sells virtual items, as well as provides upgrade services. The company was formerly known as FYXTech Corporation. Yalla Group Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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