Contrasting MetaWorks Platforms (MWRK) and The Competition

MetaWorks Platforms (OTCMKTS:MWRK) is one of 178 public companies in the “Business services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare MetaWorks Platforms to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.1% of MetaWorks Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of shares of all “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares MetaWorks Platforms and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MetaWorks Platforms	N/A	-249.65%	-157.91%
MetaWorks Platforms Competitors	-24.03%	-163.93%	-15.60%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for MetaWorks Platforms and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MetaWorks Platforms	0	1	0	0	2.00
MetaWorks Platforms Competitors	893	5665	11677	310	2.61

As a group, “Business services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 5.51%. Given MetaWorks Platforms’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MetaWorks Platforms has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

MetaWorks Platforms has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetaWorks Platforms’ rivals have a beta of 1.49, indicating that their average stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares MetaWorks Platforms and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
MetaWorks Platforms	$410,000.00	-$5.65 million	-0.20
MetaWorks Platforms Competitors	$28.60 billion	$475.19 million	20.48

MetaWorks Platforms’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than MetaWorks Platforms. MetaWorks Platforms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

MetaWorks Platforms rivals beat MetaWorks Platforms on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About MetaWorks Platforms

MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. provides blockchain and Web3 development platform. It offers turnkey set of services for companies to develop and integrate blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies into their business operations. The company provides business development and technical services; blockchain and technology program management services; customer development services; business launch services; and post-business launch support services. The company was formerly known as CurrencyWorks Inc. and changed its name to MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. in August 2022. MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Fairfield, California.