DoubleDown Interactive (DDI) Competitors

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, PLTK or DDI?

Playtika has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PLTK or DDI?

In the previous week, Playtika had 5 more articles in the media than DoubleDown Interactive. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Playtika and 0 mentions for DoubleDown Interactive. DoubleDown Interactive's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Playtika's score of 0.32 indicating that DoubleDown Interactive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Playtika	Neutral
DoubleDown Interactive	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PLTK or DDI?

Playtika currently has a consensus target price of $7.78, indicating a potential upside of 49.07%. DoubleDown Interactive has a consensus target price of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 110.67%. Given DoubleDown Interactive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DoubleDown Interactive is more favorable than Playtika.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Playtika	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
DoubleDown Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PLTK or DDI?

Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than DoubleDown Interactive. DoubleDown Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Playtika, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Playtika	$2.55B	0.77	$235M	$0.44	11.86
DoubleDown Interactive	$341.33M	1.42	$124.02M	$2.51	3.91

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLTK or DDI?

Playtika received 33 more outperform votes than DoubleDown Interactive when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave DoubleDown Interactive an outperform vote while only 45.95% of users gave Playtika an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Playtika	Outperform Votes 51 45.95%	Underperform Votes 60 54.05%
DoubleDown Interactive	Outperform Votes 18 85.71%	Underperform Votes 3 14.29%

Is PLTK or DDI more profitable?

DoubleDown Interactive has a net margin of 36.37% compared to Playtika's net margin of 8.52%. DoubleDown Interactive's return on equity of 15.52% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Playtika	8.52%	-144.73%	6.99%
DoubleDown Interactive	36.37%	15.52%	14.31%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLTK or DDI?

11.9% of Playtika shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Playtika shares are owned by 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

DoubleDown Interactive beats Playtika on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.