Contrasting iClick Interactive Asia Group (NASDAQ:ICLK) & WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVD)

Volatility & Risk

WaveDancer has a beta of 3.15, meaning that its stock price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iClick Interactive Asia Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.0% of WaveDancer shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.7% of WaveDancer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of iClick Interactive Asia Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares WaveDancer and iClick Interactive Asia Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WaveDancer	-17.55%	-57.30%	-27.44%
iClick Interactive Asia Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WaveDancer and iClick Interactive Asia Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WaveDancer	$7.74 million	0.82	-$2.03 million	N/A	N/A
iClick Interactive Asia Group	$133.22 million	0.33	-$38.69 million	N/A	N/A

WaveDancer has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iClick Interactive Asia Group.

Summary

WaveDancer beats iClick Interactive Asia Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WaveDancer

WaveDancer, Inc. develops and maintains information technology systems in the United States. The company also modernizes client information systems; and offers other IT-related professional services to government and commercial organizations. In addition, it offers IT consulting, development, training, migration, and on-site project support; and software development, system modernizations, cloud services, and cybersecurity services. The company was formerly known as Information Analysis Incorporated and changed its name to WaveDancer, Inc. in December 2021. WaveDancer, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.

About iClick Interactive Asia Group

iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides online marketing services in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Marketing Solutions and Enterprise Solutions. The company offers iAudience, a market intelligence platform that provides real-time insights of the target audiences and competitive landscapes that allows enterprises to explore potential market opportunities and drive long-term business growth; iNsights 2.0, a marketing analytics platform that provides marketers with in-depth analyses, including conversion path analysis, cross-channel effectiveness analysis, and e-commerce analysis; iParllay, a social commerce platform that offers customer management and marketing automation capabilities; iSCRM, a WeChat social customer relationship management that provides enterprises with WeChat private traffic management and operation; and iAccess, an audience engagement and activation solution tailored for brand awareness-driven and performance-driven campaigns. It also provides SaaS+X enterprise solutions comprising data analytics SaaS tools and services; intelligent enterprise customer relationship management SaaS tools and services; establishment and operation of client private domains; and smart retail tools and services. The company sells its products through sales contracts with marketers, marketing agencies, or other merchants, including marketing campaign contracts. The company was formerly known as Optimix Media Asia Limited and changed its name to iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited in March 2017. iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.