Critical Comparison: Live Current Media (OTCMKTS:LIVC) versus Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO)

Payoneer Global (NASDAQ:PAYO) and Live Current Media (OTCMKTS:LIVC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Payoneer Global and Live Current Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Payoneer Global	$940.30 million	3.90	$93.33 million	$0.35	29.37
Live Current Media	$490,000.00	0.03	-$15.73 million	N/A	N/A

Payoneer Global has higher revenue and earnings than Live Current Media.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Payoneer Global and Live Current Media, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Payoneer Global	0	1	5	1	3.00
Live Current Media	0	0	0	0	0.00

Payoneer Global presently has a consensus target price of $11.36, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Payoneer Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Payoneer Global is more favorable than Live Current Media.

Risk & Volatility

Payoneer Global has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Live Current Media has a beta of -1.53, suggesting that its share price is 253% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Payoneer Global and Live Current Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Payoneer Global	13.82%	17.78%	1.73%
Live Current Media	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.2% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Payoneer Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Live Current Media shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Payoneer Global beats Live Current Media on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Payoneer Global

Payoneer Global Inc. operates as a financial technology company. It operates a payment infrastructure platform that provides customers with a one-stop, global, multi-currency account to serve their accounts receivable and accounts payable needs. The company delivers a suite of services that includes cross-border payments, physical and virtual MasterCard cards, working capital, risk management, and other services. It also offers various payment options with minimal integration required, full back-office functions, and customer support offered. The company's platform delivers bank-grade security, stability, and redundancy. It serves customers, such as small and medium-sized businesses in approximately 190 countries and territories worldwide. Payoneer Global Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Live Current Media

Live Current Media, Inc. acquires and integrates technologies that automate processes in content and community creation. It brings businesses and technologies together to provide an end-to-end resource for the creators who do not have a meaningful piece of the creator economy. The company's platform features a set of creative tools and community building technologies that power video community creation, AR/VR discovery, social media amplification, personal and business brand management and sponsorship, and alternative revenue creation for the global creative community. It also provides community and experiential solutions for businesses to become more creative in the way they reach their customers and constituents. Its Exosystem helps creators to manage the independent creativity. Live Current Media, Inc. is based in San Diego, California.