Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET – Get Free Report) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Mastercard’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sharplink Gaming | -3,406.29% | -33.40% | -33.30% |
| Mastercard | 46.34% | 239.99% | 30.88% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Sharplink Gaming and Mastercard, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sharplink Gaming | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Mastercard | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3.10 |
Volatility and Risk
Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 10.56, indicating that its share price is 956% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Mastercard shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Sharplink Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mastercard shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Mastercard”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sharplink Gaming | $28.06 million | 66.07 | -$734.59 million | $0.05 | 170.70 |
| Mastercard | $32.79 billion | 15.06 | $14.97 billion | $18.18 | 31.01 |
Mastercard has higher revenue and earnings than Sharplink Gaming. Mastercard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sharplink Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Mastercard beats Sharplink Gaming on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sharplink Gaming
SharpLink Gaming, Inc. operates as an online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues, and sports websites to sports betting and iGaming content. The company operates through four segments: Affiliate Marketing Services United States, Affiliate Marketing Services International, Sports Gaming Client Services, and SportsHub Games Network. It operates a performance marketing platform, which owns and operates state-specific web domains to attract, acquire, and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to the company's sportsbook and casino partners, which are licensed to operate in each respective state; and offers sports betting data to sports media publishers. It also provides iGaming and affiliate marketing network, which focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, and retention and conversions to global iGaming operator partners worldwide; and development, hosting, operations, maintenance, and service of free-to-play games and contests. In addition, the company owns and operates various real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps on its platform; and is licensed or authorized to operate in every state in the United States, where fantasy sports play is legal and in which SportsHub has elected to operate based on the financial viability. SharpLink Gaming, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Mastercard
Mastercard Incorporated, a technology company, provides transaction processing and other payment-related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers integrated products and value-added services for account holders, merchants, financial institutions, digital partners, businesses, governments, and other organizations, such as programs that enable issuers to provide consumers with credits to defer payments; payment products and solutions that allow its customers to access funds in deposit and other accounts; prepaid programs services; and commercial credit, debit, and prepaid payment products and solutions. It also provides solutions that enable businesses or governments to make payments to businesses, including Virtual Card Number, which is generated dynamically from a physical card and leverages the credit limit of the funding account; a platform to optimize supplier payment enablement campaigns for financial institutions; and treasury intelligence platform that offers corporations with recommendations to enhance working capital performance and accelerate spend on cards. In addition, the company offers Mastercard Send, which partners with digital messaging and payment platforms to enable consumers to send money directly within applications to other consumers; and Mastercard Cross-Border Services enables a range of payment flows through a distribution network with a single point of access to send and receive money globally through various channels, including bank accounts, mobile wallets, cards, and cash payouts. Further, it provides cyber and intelligence solutions; insights and analytics, consulting, marketing, loyalty, processing, and payment gateway solutions for e-commerce merchants; and open banking and digital identity services. The company offers payment solutions and services under the MasterCard, Maestro, and Cirrus name. Mastercard Incorporated was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.
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