LY (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) & Oliveda International (OTCMKTS:OLVI) Critical Contrast

LY (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) and Oliveda International (OTCMKTS:OLVI) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

LY has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oliveda International has a beta of -0.94, indicating that its share price is 194% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for LY and Oliveda International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LY	0	0	0	1	4.00
Oliveda International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares LY and Oliveda International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LY	6.88%	3.77%	1.45%
Oliveda International	-8.70%	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LY and Oliveda International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LY	$12.57 billion	1.69	$781.08 million	$0.22	25.27
Oliveda International	$3.86 million	732.50	-$1.31 million	N/A	N/A

LY has higher revenue and earnings than Oliveda International.

Summary

LY beats Oliveda International on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LY

LY Corporation engages in the online advertising and e-commerce businesses in Japan. The company provides LINE, a communication app; and Yahoo! JAPAN, an internet service that offers search, news, weather, shopping, auction, and other services. It also offers reuse, membership, and payment-related services. The company was formerly known as Z Holdings Corporation and changed its name to LY Corporation in October 2023. LY Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan. LY Corporation operates as a subsidiary of A Holdings Corporation.

About Oliveda International

Heritage Media Corporation was formerly known as Lignin Industries Inc. Heritage Media Corporation is based in Calgary, Canada.