Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT – Get Free Report) and Balincan USA (OTCMKTS:BCNN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Direct Digital and Balincan USA’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Direct Digital | $157.11 million | 0.65 | $1.99 million | $0.14 | 51.07 |
Balincan USA | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Direct Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Balincan USA.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Direct Digital and Balincan USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Direct Digital | 1.26% | 48.38% | 3.30% |
Balincan USA | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk and Volatility
Direct Digital has a beta of 7.91, suggesting that its share price is 691% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Balincan USA has a beta of 6.31, suggesting that its share price is 531% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Direct Digital and Balincan USA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Direct Digital | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Balincan USA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Direct Digital currently has a consensus target price of $15.83, suggesting a potential upside of 121.45%. Given Direct Digital’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Direct Digital is more favorable than Balincan USA.
Summary
Direct Digital beats Balincan USA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Direct Digital
Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as an end-to-end full-service programmatic advertising platform. The company's platform primarily focuses on providing advertising technology, data-driven campaign optimization, and other solutions to underserved and less efficient markets on both the buy- and sell-side of the digital advertising ecosystem. It serves various industry verticals, such as travel, healthcare, education, financial services, consumer products, and other sectors with a focus on small and mid-sized businesses. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
About Balincan USA
Tekumo LLC designs and develops on-demand service as a service (SaaS)-based platform. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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