Playtika (PLTK) Competitors

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PLTK or HQY?

Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than HealthEquity. Playtika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HealthEquity, 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	0.78	$235M	$0.44	11.97
HealthEquity	$1.20B	6.33	$55.71M	$1.09	80.51

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLTK or HQY?

HealthEquity received 489 more outperform votes than Playtika when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.22% of users gave HealthEquity an outperform vote while only 45.95% of users gave Playtika an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Playtika	Outperform Votes 51 45.95%	Underperform Votes 60 54.05%
HealthEquity	Outperform Votes 540 70.22%	Underperform Votes 229 29.78%

Which has more risk & volatility, PLTK or HQY?

Playtika has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HealthEquity has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PLTK or HQY?

Playtika currently has a consensus target price of $7.78, indicating a potential upside of 47.79%. HealthEquity has a consensus target price of $111.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.34%. Given Playtika's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Playtika is more favorable than HealthEquity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Playtika	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
HealthEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLTK or HQY?

11.9% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Playtika shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of HealthEquity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PLTK or HQY more profitable?

Playtika has a net margin of 8.52% compared to HealthEquity's net margin of 8.41%. HealthEquity's return on equity of 9.70% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Playtika	8.52%	-144.73%	6.99%
HealthEquity	8.41%	9.70%	6.08%

Does the media favor PLTK or HQY?

In the previous week, HealthEquity had 10 more articles in the media than Playtika. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for HealthEquity and 8 mentions for Playtika. Playtika's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat HealthEquity's score of 0.91 indicating that Playtika is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Playtika	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HealthEquity	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

HealthEquity beats Playtika on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.