Analyzing WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) & VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME)

WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WEBTOON Entertainment	0	2	5	0	2.71
VS MEDIA	0	0	0	0	0.00

WEBTOON Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $14.36, suggesting a potential upside of 60.06%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than VS MEDIA.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.35 billion	0.87	-$116.46 million	($1.44)	-6.23
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	0.86	-$6.59 million	N/A	N/A

VS MEDIA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WEBTOON Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares WEBTOON Entertainment and VS MEDIA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WEBTOON Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
VS MEDIA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

WEBTOON Entertainment beats VS MEDIA on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WEBTOON Entertainment

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. operates a storytelling platform worldwide. The company’s platform allows a community of creators and users to discover, create, and share new content. Its platform offers stories primarily in two ways, including web-comics, a graphical comic-like medium; and web-novels, which are text-based stories. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of NAVER Corporation.

About VS MEDIA

VS MEDIA Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, operates a network of digital creators who create and upload content to social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.