Gambling.com Group (NASDAQ:GAMB) vs. Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) Head to Head Review

Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) and Gambling.com Group (NASDAQ:GAMB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and Gambling.com Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-9.57%
Gambling.com Group	23.40%	25.06%	18.31%

Risk & Volatility

Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gambling.com Group has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.2% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Gambling.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Clover Leaf Capital and Gambling.com Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clover Leaf Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gambling.com Group	0	0	8	0	3.00

Gambling.com Group has a consensus price target of $18.25, indicating a potential upside of 50.70%. Given Gambling.com Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gambling.com Group is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Clover Leaf Capital and Gambling.com Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-$1.05 million	($0.23)	-54.22
Gambling.com Group	$138.60 million	3.04	$18.26 million	$0.97	12.48

Gambling.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital. Clover Leaf Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gambling.com Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Gambling.com Group beats Clover Leaf Capital on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clover Leaf Capital

Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About Gambling.com Group

Gambling.com Group Limited operates as a performance marketing company for the online gambling industry worldwide. It provides digital marketing services for the iGaming and social casino products. The company's focus is on online casino, online sports betting, and fantasy sports industry. It publishes various branded websites, including Gambling.com, Casinos.com, RotoWire.com, and Bookies.com. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Saint Helier, Jersey.