Financial Review: Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I (NYSE:SLAC) & Mogo (NASDAQ:MOGO)

Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I (NYSE:SLAC – Get Rating) and Mogo (NASDAQ:MOGO – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I and Mogo’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I	N/A	N/A	$2.54 million	N/A	N/A
Mogo	$45.89 million	0.95	-$26.50 million	($1.35)	-0.43

Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mogo.

Volatility and Risk

Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mogo has a beta of 2.73, meaning that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

69.7% of Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of Mogo shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mogo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I and Mogo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I	N/A	-30.17%	1.68%
Mogo	-175.14%	-21.81%	-14.31%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I and Mogo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mogo	0	0	1	0	3.00

Mogo has a consensus target price of $3.92, indicating a potential upside of 575.29%. Given Mogo’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mogo is more favorable than Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I.

About Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I

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Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the financial technology, enterprise software, and consumer technology industries. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Mogo

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Mogo, Inc. operates as a financial technology company. The firm offers free Mogo app, for consumers to access a digital spending account with the Mogo Visa Platinum Prepaid Card featuring automatic carbon offsetting, easily buy and sell bitcoin, get free monthly credit-score monitoring and ID fraud protection and access personal loans, and mortgages. Its products and services include MogoMoney, MogoProtect, MogoCard, MogoMortgage, MogoCrypto and Moka services. The company was founded by David Feller and Gregory Feller on January 14, 1972 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.