Head-To-Head Analysis: Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) vs. KORE Group (NYSE:KORE)

KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) and Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for KORE Group and Riskified, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KORE Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
Riskified	2	3	3	0	2.13

KORE Group currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential downside of 55.41%. Riskified has a consensus target price of $5.89, indicating a potential upside of 32.28%. Given Riskified’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Riskified is more favorable than KORE Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Riskified shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Riskified shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KORE Group and Riskified”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KORE Group	$286.09 million	0.55	-$146.08 million	($3.58)	-2.51
Riskified	$327.52 million	2.19	-$34.92 million	($0.23)	-19.37

Riskified has higher revenue and earnings than KORE Group. Riskified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KORE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

KORE Group has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riskified has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares KORE Group and Riskified’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KORE Group	-24.51%	N/A	-15.92%
Riskified	-11.04%	-8.12%	-6.22%

Summary

Riskified beats KORE Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KORE Group

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company’s products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Riskified

Riskified Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and offers an e-commerce risk management platform that allows online merchants to create trusted relationships with consumers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. It offers Chargeback Guarantee that ensures the legitimacy of merchants' online orders; Policy Protect, a machine learning solution designed to detect and prevent refund and returns policy abuse in real-time; Account Secure, a solution that cross-checks every login attempt; Dispute Resolve, which is used to compile submissions for fraud and non-fraud related chargeback issues; and PSD2 Optimize that helps merchants avoid bank authorization failures and abandoned shopping carts. The company serves direct-to-consumer brands, online-only retailers, omnichannel retailers, online marketplaces, and e-commerce service providers in various industries, such as payments, money transfer and crypto, tickets and travel, electronics, home, and fashion and luxury goods. Riskified Ltd. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.