Live Ventures (LIVE) Competitors $15.62 -0.62 (-3.79%) As of 12:29 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LIVE vs. BARK, BZUN, SPWH, AKA, DIBS, DLTH, LESL, JEM, VGII, and YIShould you be buying Live Ventures stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Live Ventures include BARK (BARK), Baozun (BZUN), Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH), a.k.a. Brands (AKA), 1stdibs.com (DIBS), Duluth (DLTH), Leslie's (LESL), 707 Cayman (JEM), Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (VGII), and 111 (YI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Live Ventures vs. Its Competitors BARK Baozun Sportsman's Warehouse a.k.a. Brands 1stdibs.com Duluth Leslie's 707 Cayman Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II 111 BARK (NYSE:BARK) and Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media prefer BARK or LIVE? In the previous week, BARK had 8 more articles in the media than Live Ventures. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BARK and 1 mentions for Live Ventures. BARK's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Live Ventures' score of 0.00 indicating that BARK is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BARK 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Live Ventures 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BARK or LIVE? 28.8% of BARK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of Live Ventures shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of BARK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Live Ventures shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, BARK or LIVE? Live Ventures has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BARK. Live Ventures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BARK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBARK$484.18M0.37-$32.88M-$0.19-5.61Live Ventures$472.84M0.10-$26.68M-$2.02-7.74 Do analysts prefer BARK or LIVE? BARK presently has a consensus target price of $2.63, suggesting a potential upside of 146.48%. Given BARK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BARK is more favorable than Live Ventures.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BARK 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Live Ventures 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is BARK or LIVE more profitable? Live Ventures has a net margin of -1.40% compared to BARK's net margin of -6.79%. Live Ventures' return on equity of 11.21% beat BARK's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BARK-6.79% -14.70% -5.97% Live Ventures -1.40%11.21%2.25% Which has more risk and volatility, BARK or LIVE? BARK has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Ventures has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBARK beats Live Ventures on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Live Ventures News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIVE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LIVE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LIVE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLive VenturesDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$48.34M$16.26B$14.91B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A4.23%3.99%3.99%P/E Ratio-7.778.957.5920.00Price / Sales0.104.904.0783.19Price / Cash2.8433.6032.2258.45Price / Book0.672.332.055.83Net Income-$26.68M$951.84M$922.55M$258.39M7 Day Performance6.22%1.68%2.04%2.30%1 Month Performance74.00%7.87%6.11%12.42%1 Year Performance-14.38%-2.86%-2.90%21.16% Live Ventures Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIVELive Ventures0.5568 of 5 stars$15.63-3.8%N/A-10.4%$48.34M$472.84M-7.771,770Gap UpBARKBARK2.8881 of 5 stars$0.89-3.2%$2.63+194.0%-29.1%$151.21M$484.18M-4.70640BZUNBaozun1.5716 of 5 stars$2.59-0.8%$3.20+23.6%+21.5%$149.57M$1.29B-6.027,650SPWHSportsman's Warehouse1.8167 of 5 stars$3.54+3.2%$3.00-15.3%+51.9%$135.65M$1.20B-3.695,100AKAa.k.a. Brands2.5425 of 5 stars$11.25+1.5%$19.25+71.1%-23.0%$120.54M$586.51M-4.711,350DIBS1stdibs.com1.0159 of 5 stars$2.82+1.8%N/A-38.8%$100.63M$88.74M-5.13310Analyst UpgradeDLTHDuluth1.8471 of 5 stars$2.20+5.3%$2.75+25.0%-37.2%$82.68M$626.63M-1.392,248LESLLeslie's4.0492 of 5 stars$0.43+2.3%$1.86+333.3%-81.8%$79.40M$1.33B-1.783,850JEM707 CaymanN/A$3.52-5.6%N/AN/A$77.26M$87.68M0.0014Quiet Period ExpirationVGIIVirgin Group Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$1.53+2.0%N/A+2.7%$76.98MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeYI1110.4001 of 5 stars$7.40-1.3%N/A-33.2%$63.94M$1.97B-11.561,238 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BARK Alternatives Baozun Alternatives Sportsman's Warehouse Alternatives a.k.a. Brands Alternatives 1stdibs.com Alternatives Duluth Alternatives Leslie's Alternatives 707 Cayman Alternatives Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. 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