Playtika (PLTK) Competitors

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, PLTK or MARA?

Playtika has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.53, indicating that its share price is 553% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PLTK or MARA?

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 25 more articles in the media than Playtika. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Marathon Digital and 3 mentions for Playtika. Playtika's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.41 indicating that Playtika is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Playtika	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PLTK or MARA more profitable?

Playtika has a net margin of 5.37% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -46.68%. Marathon Digital's return on equity of 6.33% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Playtika	5.37%	-149.09%	5.04%
Marathon Digital	-46.68%	6.33%	4.24%

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

11.9% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Playtika shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend PLTK or MARA?

Playtika currently has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential upside of 64.42%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $22.22, suggesting a potential upside of 28.82%. Given Playtika's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Playtika is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Playtika	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Marathon Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PLTK or MARA?

Marathon Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Playtika. Marathon Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Playtika, 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
Playtika	$2.55B	0.69	$162.20M	$0.38	12.29
Marathon Digital	$656.38M	9.25	$541.25M	-$1.45	-11.90

Summary

Playtika beats Marathon Digital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.