RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB) versus LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) Head-To-Head Analysis

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock (NASDAQ:RTB) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiveRamp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	0	6	2	0	2.25
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	1	1	0	0	1.50

LiveRamp currently has a consensus target price of $40.21, suggesting a potential upside of 6.84%. Given LiveRamp’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveRamp	$812.94 million	2.81	$145.95 million	$2.44	15.43
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	$13.05 million	14.59	-$17.53 million	($6.36)	-2.14

LiveRamp has higher revenue and earnings than RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock. RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

LiveRamp has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock has a beta of 2.18, suggesting that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares LiveRamp and RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	18.71%	9.77%	7.41%
RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock	-216.56%	-342.57%	-101.47%

Summary

LiveRamp beats RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveRamp

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., a technology company, operates a data collaboration platform in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates LiveRamp Data Collaboration platform enables an organization to unify customer and prospect data to build a single view of the customer in a way that protects consumer privacy. Its platform supports various people-based marketing solutions, including data collaboration, activation, measurement and analytics, identity, and data marketplace. The company sells its solutions to enterprise marketers, agencies, marketing technology providers, publishers, and data providers in various industry verticals, such as financial, insurance and investment services, retail, automotive, telecommunications, high tech, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, travel, entertainment, and non-profit. The company was formerly known as Acxiom Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. in October 2018. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About RTB Digital, Inc. Common Stock

Ryvyl Inc., a technology company, engages in the development, marketing, and sale of blockchain-based payment solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company's blockchain-based systems facilitate, record, and store a volume of tokenized assets representing cash or data on a blockchain-based ledger. Its products include QuickCard Payment System, a physical and virtual payment card processing management system, including software that facilitates on and off ramp e-wallet management; Coyni, a digital token platform, which offers custodial assurance by utilizing its stable coin and blockchain technology in a closed-loop ecosystem; and ChargeSavvy, an end-to-end POS solution comprising software and hardware for the restaurant and hospitality industry. It serves customers in various industries, including foreign exchange, retail, and e-commerce sectors. The company was formerly known as GreenBox POS and changed its name to Ryvyl Inc. in October 2022. Ryvyl Inc. is based in San Diego, California.