Critical Comparison: Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD) and DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI)

DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI) and Auddia (NASDAQ:AUUD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DoubleDown Interactive and Auddia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DoubleDown Interactive	$342.46 million	1.51	$100.89 million	$2.30	4.55
Auddia	N/A	N/A	-$8.81 million	N/A	N/A

DoubleDown Interactive has higher revenue and earnings than Auddia.

Profitability

This table compares DoubleDown Interactive and Auddia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoubleDown Interactive	33.28%	14.78%	13.54%
Auddia	N/A	-243.38%	-143.18%

Volatility and Risk

DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auddia has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for DoubleDown Interactive and Auddia, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoubleDown Interactive	0	0	4	0	3.00
Auddia	0	0	0	0	0.00

DoubleDown Interactive presently has a consensus target price of $22.67, indicating a potential upside of 116.70%. Given DoubleDown Interactive’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe DoubleDown Interactive is more favorable than Auddia.

Summary

DoubleDown Interactive beats Auddia on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DoubleDown Interactive

DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. engages in the development and publishing of casual games and mobile applications in South Korea. It publishes digital gaming content on mobile and web platforms. The company offers DoubleDown Casino, DoubleDown Classic, DoubleDown Fort Knox, and cash me out games, as well as sells in-game virtual chips. Its games are primarily distributed, marketed, and promoted through third party platform providers. The company was formerly known as The8Games Co., Ltd. and changed its name to DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of DoubleU Games Co., Ltd.

About Auddia

Auddia Inc., a technology company, develops AI Platform for the audio and podcast markets. The company's flagship product is faidr, which enables consumers to listen to various AM/FM radio station with commercial breaks replaced with personalized audio content, including popular and new music, news, and weather. It also provides Vodacast mobile app, an interactive differentiated podcasting that allows podcasters to give their audiences an interactive audio experience; and Podcast Hub, a content management system. The company was formerly known as Clip Interactive, LLC and changed its name to Auddia Inc. in November 2019. Auddia Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.