Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ – Get Rating) and MSP Recovery (NASDAQ:LIFW – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Skillz and MSP Recovery’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Skillz | -157.26% | -50.43% | -27.98% |
| MSP Recovery | N/A | 1.83% | 1.46% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Skillz and MSP Recovery’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Skillz | $269.71 million | 0.90 | -$438.88 million | ($1.05) | -0.55 |
| MSP Recovery | $27.14 million | 66.48 | $3.21 million | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Skillz and MSP Recovery, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Skillz | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| MSP Recovery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Skillz currently has a consensus price target of $2.17, indicating a potential upside of 276.35%. Given Skillz’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Skillz is more favorable than MSP Recovery.
Risk and Volatility
Skillz has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its stock price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MSP Recovery has a beta of -1.12, meaning that its stock price is 212% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
33.3% of Skillz shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.3% of Skillz shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of MSP Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Skillz beats MSP Recovery on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Skillz
Skillz Inc. operates a mobile games platform that connects players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition. The company primarily develops and supports a proprietary online-hosted technology platform that enables independent game developers to host tournaments and provide competitive gaming activity to end-users worldwide. It also hosts casual esports tournaments to a range of mobile players. The company distributes games through direct app download from its website, as well as through third-party platforms. Skillz Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About MSP Recovery
MSP Recovery, Inc. operates as a healthcare recoveries and data analytics company in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company offers claims recovery services, including services to related parties or third parties to assist entities with pursuit of claims recovery rights. It also provides Chase to pay service to assist its healthcare provider clients to identify in the first instance the proper primary insurer at the point of care and thereby avoid making a wrongful payment; and LifeWallet, a platform designed to locate and organize users' medical records. MSP Recovery, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
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