Contrasting Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) and Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA)

Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA) and Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Clikia and Eventbrite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clikia	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eventbrite	-4.20%	-7.82%	-1.53%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clikia and Eventbrite”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clikia	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A
Eventbrite	$340.11 million	0.86	-$26.48 million	($0.19)	-15.79

Clikia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eventbrite.

Volatility and Risk

Clikia has a beta of 3, indicating that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eventbrite has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Clikia and Eventbrite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clikia	0	0	0	0	N/A
Eventbrite	0	4	2	0	2.33

Eventbrite has a consensus target price of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 119.44%. Given Eventbrite’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eventbrite is more favorable than Clikia.

About Clikia

Clikia Corp., through its subsidiary, Maison Luxe LLC, engages in retailing luxury goods. It primarily focuses on offering fine timepieces and jewelry on wholesale and business-to-consumer basis. The company is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.