Analyzing Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN)

Dolphin Entertainment (NASDAQ:DLPN) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and Society Pass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dolphin Entertainment	-5.45%	-34.96%	-5.25%
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%

Risk and Volatility

Dolphin Entertainment has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Society Pass has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.9% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Dolphin Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Society Pass shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Dolphin Entertainment and Society Pass, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dolphin Entertainment	1	0	0	0	1.00
Society Pass	1	1	1	1	2.50

Society Pass has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 4,458.35%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Dolphin Entertainment.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dolphin Entertainment and Society Pass”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dolphin Entertainment	$56.70 million	0.32	-$3.09 million	($0.28)	-5.14
Society Pass	$7.11 million	0.53	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.20

Dolphin Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Society Pass. Dolphin Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Society Pass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Dolphin Entertainment beats Society Pass on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dolphin Entertainment

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity, and Marketing and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment provides diversified marketing services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications, strategic marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content. The Content Production segment produces and distributes feature films and digital content. In addition, it offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the entertainment, hospitality, and music industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy for video game publishers, as well as eSports leagues and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

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.