OLO (NYSE:OLO – Get Rating) and Protagenic Therapeutics (OTCMKTS:PTIX – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
80.4% of OLO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of Protagenic Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.5% of OLO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Protagenic Therapeutics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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This table compares OLO and Protagenic Therapeutics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| OLO | -22.06% | -3.99% | -3.62% |
| Protagenic Therapeutics | N/A | -40.74% | -36.58% |
Risk and Volatility
OLO has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Protagenic Therapeutics has a beta of -0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.Earnings & Valuation
This table compares OLO and Protagenic Therapeutics' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| OLO | $149.37 million | 8.32 | -$42.27 million | ($0.23) | -33.96 |
| Protagenic Therapeutics | N/A | N/A | -$4.52 million | N/A | N/A |
Protagenic Therapeutics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OLO.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for OLO and Protagenic Therapeutics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| OLO | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Protagenic Therapeutics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
OLO currently has a consensus price target of $13.40, suggesting a potential upside of 71.57%. Protagenic Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 419.48%. Given Protagenic Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Protagenic Therapeutics is more favorable than OLO.
Summary
OLO beats Protagenic Therapeutics on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About OLO
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Olo Inc. provides software-as-a-service platform for multi-location restaurants in the United States. The company's platform enables on-demand commerce operations, which cover digital ordering and delivery through online and mobile ordering modules. Its modules include Order Management, an on-demand digital commerce and channel management solutions that enables consumers to order directly from and pay restaurants via mobile, web, kiosk, voice, and other digital channels; and Delivery Enablement, a fulfillment network, as well as a network aggregator and channel management solution, which enables restaurants to offer, manage, and expand direct delivery, as well as allows restaurants to control and syndicate menu, pricing, location data, and availability, while directly integrating and optimizing orders from third-parties into the restaurants' point-of-sale and systems. The company also provides Customer Engagement solution, a suite of restaurant-centric marketing and sentiment solutions that enables restaurants to collect, analyze, and act on guest data; Front-of-House solution, which enables restaurants to streamline the queue orders from multiple sales channels; and Payment solution, a payment platform that offers fraud prevention that results in enhanced authorization rates for valid transactions. The company was formerly known as Mobo Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Olo Inc. in January 2020. Olo Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Protagenic Therapeutics
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Protagenic Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of therapeutics to treat stress-related neuropsychiatric and mood disorders. Its lead compound is PT00114, a synthetic form of teneurin carboxy-terminal associated peptide, an endogenous brain signaling peptide that can dampen overactive stress responses. The company is based in New York, New York.
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