Head to Head Survey: Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) versus Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY)

Nintendo (OTCMKTS:NTDOY) and Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Nintendo and Kidoz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nintendo	18.33%	13.74%	10.65%
Kidoz	-2.25%	-5.54%	-3.97%

Volatility and Risk

Nintendo has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kidoz has a beta of -3.35, indicating that its stock price is 435% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Nintendo shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of Kidoz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nintendo and Kidoz, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nintendo	1	4	2	1	2.38
Kidoz	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nintendo and Kidoz”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nintendo	$15.37 billion	3.53	$2.80 billion	$0.60	17.53
Kidoz	$18.43 million	0.98	$460,000.00	($0.01)	-13.75

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

Summary

Nintendo beats Kidoz on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells home entertainment products in Japan, the Americas, Europe, and internationally. It also offers video game platforms, playing cards, Karuta, and other products; and handheld and home console hardware systems and related software. The company was formerly known as Nintendo Playing Card Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nintendo Co., Ltd. in 1963. Nintendo Co., Ltd. was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

About Kidoz

Kidoz Inc. develops and sells AdTech software products in Western Europe; Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; North America; and internationally. The company also owns and develops mobile Kidoz safe ad network, the Kidoz kid-mode operating system, the Kidoz publisher SDK, the Rooplay edugames platform, and the Rooplay originals. In addition, it offers Rooplay, the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play. The company was formerly known as Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its name to Kidoz Inc. in April 2019. Kidoz Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.