Critical Review: Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY) versus Konami (OTCMKTS:KNMCY)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.5% of Moatable shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Konami shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.4% of Moatable 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Moatable and Konami”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Moatable	$52.07 million	0.93	-$8.99 million	($0.14)	-21.07
Konami	$2.42 billion	3.56	$183.01 million	$1.33	47.83

Konami has higher revenue and earnings than Moatable. Moatable is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Konami, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Moatable has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Konami has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Moatable and Konami’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moatable	-1.97%	-2.47%	-1.69%
Konami	7.25%	6.91%	4.60%

Summary

Konami beats Moatable on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Moatable

Moatable, Inc. engages in the software as a service business in the United States and internationally. The company develops Chime, an all-in-one real estate sales acceleration and client lifecycle management platform that allows real estate professionals to obtain and nurture leads, close transactions, and retain their clients; and Trucker Path, a driver-centric online transportation management platform to make freight transportation fast, reliable, and efficient. It also provides online and mobile services for the trucking industry in North America. In addition, the company offers bookkeeping and operations management solutions to property managers and landlords. The company was formerly known as Renren Inc. and changed its name to Moatable, Inc. in June 2023. Moatable, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

About Konami

Konami Holdings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the digital entertainment business. It operates through four segments: Digital Entertainment, Health & Fitness, Gaming & Systems, and Pachislot & Pachinko Machines. The Digital Entertainment segment manufactures and sells digital content and related products, including mobile games, arcade games, card games, and computer and video games. The Health & Fitness segment operates health and fitness clubs, as well as designs, manufactures, and sells fitness machines and health products. The Gaming & Systems segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services gaming machines and casino management systems. The Pachislot & Pachinko Machines segment researches, designs, produces, and sells pachinko slot and pachinko machines. It operates in Japan and other Asia/Oceania countries, the United States, and Europe. The company was formerly known as Konami Corporation and changed its name to Konami Holdings Corporation in October 2015. Konami Holdings Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.