Head-To-Head Review: Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) vs. iClick Interactive Asia Group (NASDAQ:ICLK)

Leafly (NASDAQ:LFLY) and iClick Interactive Asia Group (NASDAQ:ICLK) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.6% of Leafly shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Leafly shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of iClick Interactive Asia Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Leafly and iClick Interactive Asia Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leafly	$35.87 million	0.02	-$9.50 million	($2.32)	-0.11
iClick Interactive Asia Group	$130.44 million	0.73	-$38.69 million	N/A	N/A

Leafly has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iClick Interactive Asia Group.

Volatility & Risk

Leafly has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iClick Interactive Asia Group has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Leafly and iClick Interactive Asia Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leafly	-14.65%	N/A	-25.26%
iClick Interactive Asia Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Leafly and iClick Interactive Asia Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leafly	0	0	1	0	3.00
iClick Interactive Asia Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Leafly currently has a consensus target price of $9.18, indicating a potential upside of 3,365.46%. Given Leafly’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Leafly is more favorable than iClick Interactive Asia Group.

Summary

iClick Interactive Asia Group beats Leafly on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Leafly

Leafly Holdings, Inc. owns and operates a platform to provide consumers with cannabis information and connects consumers to cannabis brands and licensed retailers. The company offers subscription-based marketplace listings, digital advertising solutions, and software as a service-based tools to cannabis retailers; and information, reviews, menus, and ordering and delivery options to its audience through its website and mobile applications. Leafly Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About iClick Interactive Asia Group

iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides online marketing services in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Marketing Solutions and Enterprise Solutions. The company offers iAudience, a market intelligence platform that provides real-time insights of the target audiences and competitive landscapes that allows enterprises to explore potential market opportunities and drive long-term business growth; iNsights 2.0, a marketing analytics platform that provides marketers with in-depth analyses, including conversion path analysis, cross-channel effectiveness analysis, and e-commerce analysis; iParllay, a social commerce platform that offers customer management and marketing automation capabilities; iSCRM, a WeChat social customer relationship management that provides enterprises with WeChat private traffic management and operation; and iAccess, an audience engagement and activation solution tailored for brand awareness-driven and performance-driven campaigns. It also provides SaaS+X enterprise solutions comprising data analytics SaaS tools and services; intelligent enterprise customer relationship management SaaS tools and services; establishment and operation of client private domains; and smart retail tools and services. The company sells its products through sales contracts with marketers, marketing agencies, or other merchants, including marketing campaign contracts. The company was formerly known as Optimix Media Asia Limited and changed its name to iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited in March 2017. iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.