Head-To-Head Survey: Kuaishou Technology (OTCMKTS:KUASF) vs. Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT)

Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) and Kuaishou Technology (OTCMKTS:KUASF) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Vivid Seats and Kuaishou Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vivid Seats	0	3	6	0	2.67
Kuaishou Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A

Vivid Seats presently has a consensus target price of $7.28, indicating a potential upside of 96.70%. Given Vivid Seats’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vivid Seats is more favorable than Kuaishou Technology.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vivid Seats and Kuaishou Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vivid Seats	$775.60 million	0.99	$74.54 million	N/A	N/A
Kuaishou Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Vivid Seats has higher revenue and earnings than Kuaishou Technology.

Profitability

This table compares Vivid Seats and Kuaishou Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vivid Seats	4.73%	57.44%	2.60%
Kuaishou Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are held by institutional investors. 57.2% of Vivid Seats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vivid Seats beats Kuaishou Technology on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats Inc. operates an online ticket marketplace in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The company operates in two segments, Marketplace and Resale. The Marketplace segment acts as an intermediary between event ticket buyers and sellers; processes ticket sales on its website and mobile applications through its distribution partners; and sells tickets for sports, concerts, theater events, and other live events. This segment offers Skybox, a proprietary enterprise resource planning tool that helps ticket sellers manage ticket inventories, adjust pricing, and fulfill orders across multiple ticket resale marketplaces; and Vivid Picks daily fantasy sports that allows users to partake in contests by making picks from various sport and player matchups. The Resale segment acquires tickets to resell on secondary ticket marketplaces; and provides internal research and development support for Skybox and to deliver seller software and tools. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Kuaishou Technology

Kuaishou Technology, an investment holding company, provides live streaming, online marketing, and other services mainly in the People's Republic of China. It offers Kuaishou Flagship, a short video and content based social networking platform; Kuaishou Express; Kuaishou Concept; Yitian Camera, an app to create photographs, videos, and vlogs; Kmovie, a shooting, editing, and production tool; and AcFun, a video sharing website. The company also develops and sells entertainment, online marketing services, e-commerce, online games, online knowledge-sharing, and others. In addition, it develops software, hardware, and network technology; and offers programming and advertising, internet information, and multimedia information technology services, as well as provides technology development, promotion, and other services. Kuaishou Technology was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.