Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) and WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV) Head to Head Review

WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV) and Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.3% of Roku shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of WhereverTV Broadcasting shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Roku shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WhereverTV Broadcasting and Roku”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-$60,000.00	N/A	N/A
Roku	$4.11 billion	3.27	-$129.39 million	($0.20)	-454.95

WhereverTV Broadcasting has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Roku.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for WhereverTV Broadcasting and Roku, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WhereverTV Broadcasting	0	0	0	0	0.00
Roku	2	6	17	2	2.70

Roku has a consensus price target of $111.14, suggesting a potential upside of 22.15%. Given Roku’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roku is more favorable than WhereverTV Broadcasting.

Volatility and Risk

WhereverTV Broadcasting has a beta of 5.41, meaning that its stock price is 441% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roku has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares WhereverTV Broadcasting and Roku’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-26.61%
Roku	-0.61%	-1.08%	-0.64%

Summary

Roku beats WhereverTV Broadcasting on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WhereverTV Broadcasting

WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation provides subscription television service worldwide. Its platform enables subscribers to access licensed and free-to-air channels across multiple devices via its patented interactive program guide technology. The company's platform manages broadcast rights across geographies and provides individual customer viewing experiences based on customer locations (geo-targeting) and content-rights management (subscriptions). Its in-language subscription offerings include Spanish, Arabic, and Greek; and genre specific subscriptions include various content, such as news, faith, dramas, sports, movies, reality, kid's, and others. WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.

About Roku

Roku, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a TV streaming platform in the United states and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Platform and Devices. Its streaming platform allows users to find and access TV shows, movies, news, sports, and others. The Platform segment offers digital advertising, including direct and programmatic video advertising, media and entertainment promotional spending, and related services; and streaming services distribution, such as subscription and transaction revenue shares, and sale of premium subscriptions and branded app buttons on remote controls. The Devices segment provides sale of streaming players, Roku-branded TVs, smart home products and services, audio products, and related accessories as well as licensing arrangements with service operators. Roku, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.