Moneysupermarket.com Group (OTCMKTS:MYSRF – Get Free Report) and Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Moneysupermarket.com Group has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.2% of Opera shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.4% of Opera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Moneysupermarket.com Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Opera | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Opera has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.54%. Given Opera’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Opera is more favorable than Moneysupermarket.com Group.
Profitability
This table compares Moneysupermarket.com Group and Opera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Moneysupermarket.com Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Opera | 17.72% | 8.54% | 7.55% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Moneysupermarket.com Group and Opera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Moneysupermarket.com Group | $442.85 million | 3.44 | $88.98 million | N/A | N/A |
| Opera | $614.83 million | 2.64 | $108.28 million | $1.26 | 14.40 |
Opera has higher revenue and earnings than Moneysupermarket.com Group.
Summary
Opera beats Moneysupermarket.com Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Moneysupermarket.com Group
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides price comparison website in the United Kingdom. The company operates through Insurance, Money, Home Services, Travel and Cashback segments. It offers online and app-based tools to save money on their household bills across insurance, money, and home service channels under the MoneySuperMarket brand; and compares travel deals, including holidays, car hire, flights, and hotels under the TravelSupermarket brand. The company also operates a consumer finance website under the MoneySavingExpert brand; a B2B price comparison technology platform for third party brands, as well as B2C platform compares home communications and mobile phone price under the Decision Tech brand; Quidco, a cashback website in the United Kingdom; and icelolly.com, a holiday comparison and deals site. In addition, it provides financial intermediary services. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Chester, the United Kingdom.
About Opera
Opera Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile and PC web browsers and related products and services in Norway and internationally. The company offers mobile browser products, such as Opera Mini, Opera browser for Android and iOS, and Opera GX for PCs and Mobile; Opera Touch; PC browsers, including Opera for Computers and Opera GX; Apex Football; Opera VPN Pro; and Opera News, an AI-powered personalized news discovery and aggregation service. It provides Opera Crypto Browser for PCs and mobile; browser-based cashback rewards programs; owns GameMaker Studio, a 2D gaming development platform; and GXC, a gaming portal. In addition, the company operates Opera Ads, an online advertising platform; and offers Web3 and e-commerce services. Opera Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Opera Limited is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Limited.
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