Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR) & Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) Head-To-Head Comparison

Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) and Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 21.3% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Eastman Kodak and Corsair Gaming, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eastman Kodak	1	1	0	0	1.50
Corsair Gaming	1	4	4	0	2.33

Corsair Gaming has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. Given Corsair Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corsair Gaming is more favorable than Eastman Kodak.

Profitability

This table compares Eastman Kodak and Corsair Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eastman Kodak	-8.28%	-14.47%	-5.55%
Corsair Gaming	2.36%	13.10%	6.88%

Volatility & Risk

Eastman Kodak has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Eastman Kodak and Corsair Gaming”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eastman Kodak	$1.14 billion	0.76	-$128.00 million	($1.39)	-6.36
Corsair Gaming	$1.47 billion	0.94	-$12.47 million	$0.30	42.63

Corsair Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Eastman Kodak. Eastman Kodak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corsair Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Corsair Gaming beats Eastman Kodak on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eastman Kodak

Eastman Kodak Company engages in the provision of hardware, software, consumables, and services to customers in the commercial print, packaging, publishing, manufacturing, and entertainment markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Print, Advanced Materials and Chemicals, and Brand. The Print segment provides digital offset plate offerings and computer-to-plate imaging solutions; press systems and components under the PROSPER brand name, as well as print inks and primers under the KODAK OPTIMAX, KODACHROME, and KODAK EKTACOLOR brand names; and PRINERGY, a workflow production software, which is used by customers to manage digital and conventional print content from file creation to output. This segment offers its products to commercial industries, including commercial print, direct mail, book publishing, newspapers and magazines, décor, and packaging/labels. The Advanced Materials and Chemicals segment engages in industrial film and chemicals, motion picture, advanced materials and functional printing, and IP licensing and analytical activities. This segment also comprises the Kodak Research Laboratories, which conducts research, develops new product or new business opportunities, and files patent applications for its inventions and innovations, as well as manages licensing of its intellectual property to third parties. The Brand segment engages in the licensing of Kodak brand to third parties. The company is also involved in the operation of Eastman Business Park, a technology center and industrial complex. It sells its products and services through direct sales, third party resellers, dealers, channel partners, and distributors. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

About Corsair Gaming

Corsair Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells gaming and streaming peripherals, components and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It offers gamer and creator peripherals, including gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers, and streaming products, such as capture cards, stream decks, microphones and audio interfaces, facecam streaming cameras, studio accessories, gaming furniture, and other related products. The company also provides gaming components and systems comprising power supply units, cooling solutions, computer cases, and DRAM modules, as well as prebuilt and custom-built gaming PCs and laptops, gaming monitors, and others; and PC gaming software comprising iCUE for gamers and Elgato streaming suite for content creators, as well as digital services. It sells its products through e-retail, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels and distributors. Corsair Gaming, Inc. was formerly known as Corsair Components (Cayman) Ltd and changed its name to Corsair Gaming, Inc in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.