Contrasting Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) & Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN)

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ:TTWO) and Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Take-Two Interactive Software	$5.35 billion	4.97	-$3.74 billion	($21.98)	-6.90
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hayden Hall has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Take-Two Interactive Software.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.5% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Take-Two Interactive Software shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Hayden Hall shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Take-Two Interactive Software	-70.33%	1.74%	0.90%
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Take-Two Interactive Software and Hayden Hall, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Take-Two Interactive Software	0	1	20	1	3.00
Hayden Hall	0	0	0	0	N/A

Take-Two Interactive Software currently has a consensus target price of $185.10, suggesting a potential upside of 22.02%.

Summary

Take-Two Interactive Software beats Hayden Hall on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. develops, publishes, and markets interactive entertainment solutions for consumers worldwide. The company offers its products under the Rockstar Games, 2K, Private Division, and Zynga names. It develops and publishes action/adventure products under the Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight Club, LA Noire, and Red Dead Redemption names. The company also publishes various entertainment properties across various platforms and a range of genres, such as shooter, action, role-playing, strategy, sports, and family/casual entertainment under the BioShock, Mafia, Sid Meier's Civilization, XCOM series, Borderlands, and Tiny Tina's Wonderland. In addition, it publishes sports simulation titles comprising NBA 2K series, a basketball video game; the WWE 2K professional wrestling series; and PGA TOUR 2K. Further, the company offers Kerbal Space Program, OlliOlli World, and The Outer Worlds and Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey; free-to-play mobile games, such as CSR Racing, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles, FarmVille, Golf Rival, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Merge Dragons, Merge Magic, Monster Legends, Toon Blast, Top Eleven, Toy Blast, Two Dots, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker; and a volume of mobile titles, including Fill the Fridge!, Parking Jam 3D, Pressure Washing Run, and Pull the Pin. Its products are designed for console gaming systems; personal computers; and mobiles comprising smartphones and tablets. The company provides its products through physical retail, digital download, online platforms, and cloud streaming services. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

About Hayden Hall

Hayden Hall, Inc. develops communications software solutions. The company offers convergent network mediation, OSS integration, network management, and electronic bonding solutions. Its solutions are used for protocol translation, data transformation, element and network management, OSS application integration, and OSS exchange services. Hayden Hall, Inc. was formerly known as Vertel Corporation and changed its name to Hayden Hall, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.