Financial Review: SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) vs. THQ (OTCMKTS:THQIQ)

SEMrush (NYSE:SEMR) and THQ (OTCMKTS:THQIQ) are both services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SEMrush and THQ, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEMrush	2	0	0	0	1.00
THQ	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given THQ’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe THQ is more favorable than SEMrush.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEMrush	$376.82 million	2.90	$8.24 million	N/A	N/A
THQ	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SEMrush has higher revenue and earnings than THQ.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.9% of SEMrush shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.6% of SEMrush shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SEMrush and THQ’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEMrush	-0.31%	-0.47%	-0.32%
THQ	N/A	N/A	N/A

About SEMrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. develops an online visibility management software-as-a-service platform worldwide. The company enables companies to identify and reach the right audience for their content through the right channels. Its platform enables the company’s customers to understand trends and act upon insights to enhance the online visibility, and drive traffic to their websites and social media pages, as well as online listings, distribute targeted content to their customers, and measure the digital marketing campaigns. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About THQ

THQ Inc. (THQ), is a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for game systems. THQ develops software for all game systems, including home video game consoles, such as the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 Kinect (Xbox 360), Nintendo Wii (Wii), and Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), handheld platforms, such as the Nintendo DS, DSi and 3DS (DS), and Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP); wireless devices based on the Apple iOS (including the iPhone, iTouch and iPad), Google Android, and Windows Mobile platforms; personal computers (PCs), including games played online, and the Internet, including on social networking sites, such as Facebook. THQ also develops and publishes titles (and supplemental downloadable content) for digital distribution through Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE Marketplace (Xbox LIVE) and Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) and Sony’s PlayStation Network (PSN), as well as digitally offer its PC titles through online download stores and services, such as Amazon and Valve.