Getty Images (NYSE:GETY – Get Free Report) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.
Risk & Volatility
Getty Images has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Society Pass has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Getty Images and Society Pass, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Getty Images | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
| Society Pass | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Getty Images and Society Pass”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Getty Images | $939.29 million | 0.84 | $19.34 million | $0.09 | 21.28 |
| Society Pass | $7.11 million | 0.81 | -$18.13 million | ($3.62) | -0.35 |
Getty Images has higher revenue and earnings than Society Pass. Society Pass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Images, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Getty Images and Society Pass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Getty Images | 5.91% | 6.42% | 1.74% |
| Society Pass | -171.10% | -431.98% | -79.26% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
45.8% of Getty Images shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Getty Images shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Society Pass shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Getty Images beats Society Pass on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Getty Images
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About Society Pass
Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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