Comparing WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) and VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME)

VS MEDIA (NASDAQ:VSME) and WEBTOON Entertainment (NASDAQ:WBTN) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for VS MEDIA and WEBTOON Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

WEBTOON Entertainment has a consensus target price of $14.36, indicating a potential upside of 65.98%. Given WEBTOON Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WEBTOON Entertainment is more favorable than VS MEDIA.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.2% of VS MEDIA shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of WEBTOON Entertainment 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.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VS MEDIA	$8.25 million	1.07	-$6.59 million	N/A	N/A
WEBTOON Entertainment	$1.35 billion	0.84	-$116.46 million	($1.44)	-6.01

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

Summary

WEBTOON Entertainment beats VS MEDIA on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.