Playtika (PLTK) Competitors

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, ETSY or PLTK?

Etsy has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Playtika has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETSY or PLTK more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 5.78% compared to Playtika's net margin of 3.23%. Etsy's return on equity of -31.10% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Etsy	5.78%	-31.10%	11.14%
Playtika	3.23%	-83.90%	2.59%

Do analysts rate ETSY or PLTK?

Etsy currently has a consensus price target of $57.80, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Playtika has a consensus price target of $6.66, indicating a potential upside of 85.93%. Given Playtika's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Playtika is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Etsy	3 Sell rating(s)	17 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Playtika	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation and earnings, ETSY or PLTK?

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than Playtika. Playtika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Etsy	$2.81B	2.04	$303.28M	$1.24	46.61
Playtika	$2.55B	0.53	$162.20M	$0.24	14.92

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ETSY or PLTK?

99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Etsy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Playtika shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ETSY or PLTK?

In the previous week, Etsy had 22 more articles in the media than Playtika. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Etsy and 10 mentions for Playtika. Playtika's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Etsy's score of 0.53 indicating that Playtika is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Etsy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Playtika	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Etsy beats Playtika on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.