Head-To-Head Analysis: Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP)

Triller Group (NYSE:ILLR) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Triller Group has a beta of -1.8, indicating that its stock price is 280% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Triller Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of Triller Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are held 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 Triller Group and StepStone Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triller Group	-139.01%	-805.50%	-54.21%
StepStone Group	-11.29%	12.04%	5.03%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Triller Group and StepStone Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triller Group	$46.34 million	2.40	-$49.21 million	($1.22)	-0.56
StepStone Group	$1.17 billion	5.64	$58.09 million	($2.39)	-23.90

StepStone Group has higher revenue and earnings than Triller Group. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triller Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Triller Group and StepStone Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triller Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
StepStone Group	0	4	3	0	2.43

StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $62.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.54%. Given StepStone Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Triller Group.

Summary

StepStone Group beats Triller Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Triller Group

Triller Group, Inc. engages in the provision of an artificial intelligence-powered, social media and live-streaming event platform for creators. It uses proprietary AI technology to push and track content virtually to affiliated and non-affiliated sites and networks. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

About StepStone Group

StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.