Analyzing WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) & VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME)

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) 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 earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
VS MEDIA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment	0	2	5	0	2.71
VS MEDIA	0	0	0	0	0.00

WEBTOON Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $14.36, suggesting a potential upside of 63.89%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than VS MEDIA.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.35 billion	0.85	-$116.46 million	($1.44)	-6.08
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	0.82	-$6.59 million	N/A	N/A

VS MEDIA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment.

Summary

WEBTOON Entertainment beats VS MEDIA on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WEBTOON Entertainment

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform worldwide. The company’s platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novels, which are text-based stories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.

About VS MEDIA

VS MEDIA Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates a network of digital creators who create and upload content to social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.