Financial Analysis: Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY) and Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD)

Leafbuyer Technologies (OTCMKTS:LBUY) and Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Collective Audience”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafbuyer Technologies	$5.09 million	0.31	-$580,000.00	N/A	N/A
Collective Audience	$12.14 million	0.99	-$4.57 million	N/A	N/A

Leafbuyer Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Collective Audience.

Profitability

This table compares Leafbuyer Technologies and Collective Audience’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafbuyer Technologies	-17.68%	N/A	-69.45%
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.0% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Collective Audience shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Leafbuyer Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Collective Audience shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Leafbuyer Technologies has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Collective Audience has a beta of -1.46, suggesting that its share price is 246% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Leafbuyer Technologies and Collective Audience, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafbuyer Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
Collective Audience	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Collective Audience beats Leafbuyer Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafbuyer Technologies

Leafbuyer Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiary, LB Media Group, LLC, provides online resources for cannabis deals and specials in the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

About Collective Audience

Collective Audience, Inc. provides e-commerce and digital consumer acquisition solutions in the United States. Its digital marketing business enables brands and agencies to advertise across digital media and connected TV platforms. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. Collective Audience, Inc. is a subsidiary of Logiq, Inc.