Head to Head Review: Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) and WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV)

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) and WhereverTV Broadcasting (OTCMKTS:TVTV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Getty Images and WhereverTV Broadcasting, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Getty Images	0	2	4	0	2.67
WhereverTV Broadcasting	0	0	0	0	N/A

Getty Images currently has a consensus price target of $6.08, indicating a potential upside of 80.80%. Given Getty Images’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than WhereverTV Broadcasting.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Getty Images and WhereverTV Broadcasting’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Getty Images	$916.55 million	1.50	$19.34 million	$0.06	56.00
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-$380,000.00	N/A	N/A

Getty Images has higher revenue and earnings than WhereverTV Broadcasting.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.8% of Getty Images shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Getty Images shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.6% of WhereverTV Broadcasting shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Getty Images and WhereverTV Broadcasting’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Getty Images	3.33%	9.18%	2.35%
WhereverTV Broadcasting	N/A	N/A	-464.57%

Volatility & Risk

Getty Images has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WhereverTV Broadcasting has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Getty Images beats WhereverTV Broadcasting on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Getty Images

Getty Images Holdings, Inc. offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. In addition, it maintains privately-owned photographic archives covering news, sport, and entertainment, as well as variety of subjects, including lifestyle, business, science, health, wellness, beauty, sports, transportation, and travel. Further, the company provides music licensing, and digital asset management and distribution services. It serves media outlets, advertising agencies and corporations, individual creators, and prosumers. The company was formerly known as Getty Images, Inc. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About WhereverTV Broadcasting

WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation provides subscription television service worldwide. Its platform enables subscribers to access licensed and free-to-air channels across multiple devices via its patented interactive program guide technology. The company's platform manages broadcast rights across geographies and provides individual customer viewing experiences based on customer locations (geo-targeting) and content-rights management (subscriptions). Its in-language subscription offerings include Spanish, Arabic, and Greek; and genre specific subscriptions include various content, such as news, faith, dramas, sports, movies, reality, kid's, and others. WhereverTV Broadcasting Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Fort Myers, Florida.