Critical Review: Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and 3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF)

Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and 3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adeia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Adeia and 3Tl Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adeia	0	1	5	0	2.83
3Tl Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Adeia presently has a consensus price target of $33.60, suggesting a potential upside of 15.94%. Given Adeia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Adeia is more favorable than 3Tl Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Adeia and 3Tl Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Adeia and 3Tl Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adeia	$443.39 million	7.21	$111.07 million	$1.08	26.83
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.10)	N/A

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than 3Tl Technologies. 3Tl Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Adeia has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3Tl Technologies has a beta of -10.93, indicating that its share price is 1,193% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adeia beats 3Tl Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Adeia

Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company licenses its patent portfolios across various markets, including multichannel video programming distributors comprising cable, satellite, and telecommunications television providers that aggregate and distribute linear content over networks, as well as television providers that aggregate and stream linear content over broadband networks; over-the-top video service providers and social media companies, such as subscription video-on-demand and advertising-supported streaming service providers, as well as content providers, networks, and media companies. It also licenses consumer electronics manufacturers, which includes producers of smart televisions, streaming media devices, video game consoles, mobile devices, content storage devices, and other connected media devices; semiconductors, including providers of sensors, radio frequency components, memory, and logic devices; and social media companies that allow users to stream and upload user-generated content. The company licenses its innovations under the Adeia brand name. Adeia Inc. was formerly known as Xperi Corporation and changed its name to Adeia Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

About 3Tl Technologies

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.