Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) vs. Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM) Financial Survey

Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM) and Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.2% of Rumble shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Opera shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Rumble shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 84.4% of Opera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rumble and Opera, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rumble	2	1	0	0	1.33
Opera	0	2	3	0	2.60

Rumble currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 374.83%. Opera has a consensus target price of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 49.55%. Given Rumble’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rumble is more favorable than Opera.

Profitability

This table compares Rumble and Opera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rumble	-134.60%	-22.77%	-16.34%
Opera	18.55%	9.14%	8.03%

Volatility & Risk

Rumble has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rumble and Opera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rumble	$100.62 million	25.94	-$81.83 million	($0.59)	-8.92
Opera	$614.83 million	2.39	$108.28 million	$1.39	11.91

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

Summary

Opera beats Rumble on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rumble

Rumble Inc. operates video sharing platforms in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates rumble.com, a free-to-use video sharing and livestreaming platform where users can subscribe to channels to stay in touch with creators, and access video on-demand (VOD) and live content streamed by creators. It also operates locals.com, a platform where users can access free content and purchase subscriptions to support creators and access exclusive content in creator communities; Rumble Streaming Marketplace, a patent-pending application designed to enable a first-of-its-kind livestreaming and monetization service for creators; and Rumble Advertising Center (RAC), an online advertising management exchange. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Longboat Key, Florida.

About Opera

Opera Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile and PC web browsers and related products and services in Norway and internationally. The company offers mobile browser products, such as Opera Mini, Opera browser for Android and iOS, and Opera GX for PCs and Mobile; Opera Touch; PC browsers, including Opera for Computers and Opera GX; Apex Football; Opera VPN Pro; and Opera News, an AI-powered personalized news discovery and aggregation service. It provides Opera Crypto Browser for PCs and mobile; browser-based cashback rewards programs; owns GameMaker Studio, a 2D gaming development platform; and GXC, a gaming portal. In addition, the company operates Opera Ads, an online advertising platform; and offers Web3 and e-commerce services. Opera Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Opera Limited is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Limited.