Reviewing Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Tiga Acquisition (NYSE:TINV)

Tiga Acquisition (NYSE:TINV) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tiga Acquisition and Alphabet”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tiga Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$23.19 million	N/A	N/A
Alphabet	$350.02 billion	5.71	$100.12 billion	$8.05	20.36

Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Tiga Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.5% of Tiga Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Alphabet shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Tiga Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Alphabet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Tiga Acquisition and Alphabet, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tiga Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Alphabet	0	10	29	4	2.86

Alphabet has a consensus target price of $210.59, suggesting a potential upside of 28.49%. Given Alphabet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alphabet is more favorable than Tiga Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Tiga Acquisition and Alphabet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tiga Acquisition	N/A	-36.88%	-2.91%
Alphabet	28.60%	32.49%	23.52%

Volatility and Risk

Tiga Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphabet has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alphabet beats Tiga Acquisition on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tiga Acquisition

Tiga Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Alphabet

Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.