DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) Competitors

LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) 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 valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RAMP or DDI?

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

Is RAMP or DDI more profitable?

DoubleDown Interactive has a net margin of 31.91% compared to LiveRamp's net margin of 1.89%. DoubleDown Interactive's return on equity of 12.44% beat LiveRamp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	1.89%	2.21%	1.69%
DoubleDown Interactive	31.91%	12.44%	11.50%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RAMP or DDI?

DoubleDown Interactive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveRamp. DoubleDown Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, 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
LiveRamp	$745.58M	2.46	-$810K	$0.22	127.27
DoubleDown Interactive	$333.26M	1.37	$124.11M	$2.15	4.30

Which has more risk and volatility, RAMP or DDI?

LiveRamp has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RAMP or DDI?

In the previous week, DoubleDown Interactive had 1 more articles in the media than LiveRamp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for DoubleDown Interactive and 4 mentions for LiveRamp. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat DoubleDown Interactive's score of 0.13 indicating that LiveRamp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer RAMP or DDI?

LiveRamp currently has a consensus price target of $40.83, indicating a potential upside of 45.83%. DoubleDown Interactive has a consensus price target of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given DoubleDown Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DoubleDown Interactive is more favorable than LiveRamp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
DoubleDown Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

DoubleDown Interactive beats LiveRamp on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.