DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) Competitors

Upwork (NASDAQ:UPWK) and DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts recommend UPWK or DDI?

Upwork presently has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.60%. DoubleDown Interactive has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 100.21%. Given DoubleDown Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoubleDown Interactive is more favorable than Upwork.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upwork	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
DoubleDown Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, UPWK or DDI?

Upwork has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in UPWK or DDI?

77.7% of Upwork shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Upwork shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer UPWK or DDI?

In the previous week, Upwork had 3 more articles in the media than DoubleDown Interactive. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Upwork and 4 mentions for DoubleDown Interactive. Upwork's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat DoubleDown Interactive's score of 0.71 indicating that Upwork is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Upwork	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DoubleDown Interactive	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UPWK or DDI more profitable?

DoubleDown Interactive has a net margin of 34.95% compared to Upwork's net margin of 30.46%. Upwork's return on equity of 48.38% beat DoubleDown Interactive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upwork	30.46%	48.38%	20.77%
DoubleDown Interactive	34.95%	14.21%	13.15%

Which has better earnings & valuation, UPWK or DDI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upwork	$769.33M	2.34	$215.59M	$1.67	8.18
DoubleDown Interactive	$341.33M	1.40	$124.11M	$2.38	4.04

Summary

Upwork beats DoubleDown Interactive on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.