Dada Nexus (NASDAQ:DADA) & Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) Head to Head Review

Dada Nexus (NASDAQ:DADA) and Eventbrite (NYSE:EB) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Dada Nexus and Eventbrite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dada Nexus	-20.95%	-12.70%	-9.56%
Eventbrite	-2.42%	-4.44%	-0.91%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dada Nexus and Eventbrite”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dada Nexus	$9.98 billion	0.03	-$275.71 million	($1.11)	-1.19
Eventbrite	$336.37 million	1.03	-$26.48 million	($0.09)	-39.67

Eventbrite has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dada Nexus. Eventbrite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dada Nexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Dada Nexus has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eventbrite has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

59.3% of Dada Nexus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Eventbrite shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Dada Nexus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Eventbrite shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dada Nexus and Eventbrite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dada Nexus	0	5	1	0	2.17
Eventbrite	0	4	2	0	2.33

Dada Nexus presently has a consensus price target of $2.70, suggesting a potential upside of 104.55%. Eventbrite has a consensus price target of $6.58, suggesting a potential upside of 84.41%. Given Dada Nexus’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dada Nexus is more favorable than Eventbrite.

Summary

Eventbrite beats Dada Nexus on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dada Nexus

Dada Nexus Limited operates a platform of local on-demand retail and delivery in the People’s Republic of China. It operates Dada Now, a local on-demand delivery platform that provides intra-city delivery and last-mile delivery services on an on-demand basis to chain merchants, small- and medium-sized enterprise merchants, and individual senders; and JDDJ, a local on-demand retail platforms for consumers, retailers, and brand owners. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

About Eventbrite

Eventbrite, Inc. operates a two-sided marketplace that provides self-service ticketing and marketing tools for event creators in the United States and internationally. Its platform integrates components needed to plan, promote, and produce live events that allow creators to reduce friction and costs, enhance reach, and drive ticket sales. The company was formerly known as Mollyguard Corporation and changed its name to Eventbrite, Inc. in 2009. Eventbrite, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.