Contrasting LiveOne (LVO) & Its Peers

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) is one of 184 public companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare LiveOne to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares LiveOne and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LiveOne	-25.87%	N/A	-39.66%
LiveOne Competitors	11.06%	-24.56%	-2.20%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.2% of LiveOne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of LiveOne shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LiveOne and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne	$77.14 million	-$20.97 million	-1.62
LiveOne Competitors	$10.36 billion	$73.91 million	-1.48

LiveOne’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than LiveOne. LiveOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LiveOne and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LiveOne	1	0	1	0	2.00
LiveOne Competitors	1883	4517	9639	257	2.51

LiveOne presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 252.86%. As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 15.05%. Given LiveOne’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe LiveOne is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

LiveOne has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LiveOne’s peers have a beta of 1.00, meaning that their average share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LiveOne peers beat LiveOne on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

LiveOne Company Profile

LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) is a digital media and entertainment company that develops and distributes music, podcasting, and live-event content. Its offerings are designed to provide consumers with access to streaming audio, original programming, digital radio, and interactive entertainment experiences across connected devices. The company operates the LiveOne platform, which features music and live entertainment programming, including livestreamed concerts, festivals, and other artist-focused events.