Comparing Block (NYSE:SQ) & Datable Technology (OTCMKTS:TTMZF)

Block (NYSE:SQ) and Datable Technology (OTCMKTS:TTMZF) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Block shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Block shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Block and Datable Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Block	4.73%	5.24%	2.81%
Datable Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Block and Datable Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Block	$21.92 billion	0.00	$9.77 million	$1.78	N/A
Datable Technology	$3.03 million	0.00	-$3.46 million	N/A	N/A

Block has higher revenue and earnings than Datable Technology.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Block and Datable Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Block	1	5	26	0	2.78
Datable Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

Block presently has a consensus target price of $98.10, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%.

Summary

Block beats Datable Technology on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Block

Square, Inc. provides payment and point-of-sale solutions in the United States and internationally. The company's commerce ecosystem includes point-of-sale software and hardware that enables sellers to turn mobile and computing devices into payment and point-of-sale solutions. It offers hardware products, including Magstripe reader, which enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Contactless and chip reader that accepts EMV® chip cards and Near Field Communication payments; Chip card reader, which accepts EMV® chip cards and enables swiped transactions of magnetic stripe cards; Square Stand, which enables an iPad to be used as a payment terminal or full point of sale solution; and Square Register that combines its hardware, point-of-sale software, and payments technology, as well as managed payments solutions. The company also provides Square Point of Sale software; Cash App, which provides access to the financial system, allowing customers to electronically send, store, and spend money; Caviar, a food ordering platform for restaurants to offer food ordering, pickup and delivery, to their customers; and Square Capital that facilitates loans to sellers based on real-time payment and point-of-sale data. Square, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Datable Technology

Datable Technology Corporation, a technology company, provides consumer digital and social media engagement, data mining, and loyalty solutions for consumer internet advertising sector in Canada and the United States. It operates PLATFORM3, a first-party data collection, analytics, and monetization platform which delivers software as a service technology that allows consumer goods companies to engage customers and build relationships through various value propositions, such as loyalty programs, contests, promotions, and special offers. The company was formerly known as 3Tl Technologies Corp. and changed its name to Datable Technology Corporation in May 2018. Datable Technology Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.