LiveRamp (RAMP) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RAMP or MARA?

Marathon Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveRamp. Marathon Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveRamp, 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
LiveRamp	$745.58M	2.45	-$810K	$0.22	126.59
Marathon Digital	$656.38M	10.00	$541.25M	$1.11	15.95

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RAMP or MARA?

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of LiveRamp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RAMP or MARA more profitable?

Marathon Digital has a net margin of 85.02% compared to LiveRamp's net margin of 1.89%. LiveRamp's return on equity of 2.21% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveRamp	1.89%	2.21%	1.69%
Marathon Digital	85.02%	-2.11%	-1.33%

Does the media prefer RAMP or MARA?

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 20 more articles in the media than LiveRamp. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Marathon Digital and 4 mentions for LiveRamp. LiveRamp's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.83 indicating that LiveRamp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LiveRamp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marathon Digital	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, RAMP or MARA?

LiveRamp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 6.35, indicating that its share price is 535% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RAMP or MARA?

LiveRamp presently has a consensus price target of $40.83, indicating a potential upside of 46.62%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.34%. Given LiveRamp's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveRamp	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Marathon Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

LiveRamp and Marathon Digital tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.