OLO (NYSE:OLO) & LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) Head to Head Contrast

LiveWorld (OTCMKTS:LVWD) and OLO (NYSE:OLO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.4% of OLO shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of LiveWorld shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.3% of OLO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares LiveWorld and OLO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveWorld	-4.14%	-10.53%	-6.52%
OLO	-5.89%	0.34%	0.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for LiveWorld and OLO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveWorld	0	0	0	0	0.00
OLO	0	1	2	0	2.67

OLO has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.29%. Given OLO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OLO is more favorable than LiveWorld.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LiveWorld and OLO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveWorld	$11.46 million	0.55	$210,000.00	$0.01	13.88
OLO	$284.94 million	4.20	-$58.29 million	($0.10)	-72.05

LiveWorld has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OLO. OLO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LiveWorld, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

LiveWorld has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OLO has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OLO beats LiveWorld on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LiveWorld

LiveWorld, Inc., a digital agency and software company, provides social media and technology solutions for pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and financial-travel service industries. It offers consulting, strategy, and creative solutions with human agents for moderation, engagement, customer care, and adverse events management, as well as conversation management software, and chatbots for digital campaigns and social media programs. The company was formerly known as Talk City, Inc. and changed its name to Liveworld, Inc. in May 2001. Liveworld, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

About OLO

Olo, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based, on-demand commerce platform for multi-location restaurant brands. It enables digital ordering and delivery. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.