Analyzing CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYGIY) and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT)

Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) and CyberAgent (OTCMKTS:CYGIY) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Vivid Seats has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberAgent has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.5% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vivid Seats and CyberAgent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivid Seats	$518.83 million	0.09	-$429.30 million	($45.51)	-0.09
CyberAgent	$5.86 billion	0.65	$212.18 million	$0.27	13.89

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Vivid Seats and CyberAgent, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivid Seats	2	6	2	0	2.00
CyberAgent	0	1	0	0	2.00

Vivid Seats presently has a consensus price target of $10.27, suggesting a potential upside of 154.76%. Given Vivid Seats’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than CyberAgent.

Profitability

This table compares Vivid Seats and CyberAgent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivid Seats	-60.26%	-211.26%	0.91%
CyberAgent	4.57%	17.63%	9.06%

Summary

CyberAgent beats Vivid Seats on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats Inc. operates an online ticket marketplace in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The company operates in two segments, Marketplace and Resale. The Marketplace segment acts as an intermediary between event ticket buyers and sellers; processes ticket sales on its website and mobile applications through its distribution partners; and sells tickets for sports, concerts, theater events, and other live events. This segment offers Skybox, a proprietary enterprise resource planning tool that helps ticket sellers manage ticket inventories, adjust pricing, and fulfill orders across multiple ticket resale marketplaces; and Vivid Picks daily fantasy sports that allows users to partake in contests by making picks from various sport and player matchups. The Resale segment acquires tickets to resell on secondary ticket marketplaces; and provides internal research and development support for Skybox and to deliver seller software and tools. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About CyberAgent

CyberAgent, Inc. engages in the media, internet advertising, game, and investment development businesses primarily in Japan. The company operates Ameba, a blog service; Tapple for online dating; AWA, a music streaming service; and WinTicket for online betting. It also offers internet advertising agency and ad technology services; and smartphone games. In addition, the company operates a programming school for kids and provides application and reward points exchange platform services; artificial intelligence services; and digital transformation services. CyberAgent, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.