Ryvyl (RVYL) Competitors

Ryvyl (NASDAQ:RVYL) and 36Kr (NASDAQ:KRKR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer RVYL or KRKR?

In the previous week, Ryvyl and Ryvyl both had 3 articles in the media. Ryvyl's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat 36Kr's score of 0.62 indicating that Ryvyl is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ryvyl	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
36Kr	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RVYL or KRKR?

Ryvyl has a beta of 3.55, meaning that its share price is 255% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 36Kr has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RVYL or KRKR?

17.4% of Ryvyl shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of 36Kr shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of Ryvyl shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.4% of 36Kr shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RVYL or KRKR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ryvyl	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
36Kr	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RVYL or KRKR?

36Kr has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ryvyl. 36Kr is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryvyl, 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
Ryvyl	$56M	0.05	-$26.83M	-$8.52	-0.04
36Kr	$31.66M	0.31	-$19M	-$6.00	-0.84

Is RVYL or KRKR more profitable?

36Kr has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ryvyl's net margin of -49.47%. 36Kr's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ryvyl's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ryvyl	-49.47%	-655.77%	-14.58%
36Kr	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

36Kr beats Ryvyl on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.