Comparing Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA)

Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Motorsport Games and Electronic Arts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Motorsport Games	$9.42 million	2.20	-$2.75 million	$0.40	8.98
Electronic Arts	$7.46 billion	6.64	$1.12 billion	$2.66	74.41

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of Motorsport Games shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Motorsport Games shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Motorsport Games and Electronic Arts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Motorsport Games	34.24%	86.01%	42.20%
Electronic Arts	9.31%	23.53%	11.78%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Motorsport Games and Electronic Arts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Motorsport Games	0	1	0	0	2.00
Electronic Arts	1	20	4	0	2.12

Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $186.95, indicating a potential downside of 5.55%. Given Electronic Arts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Electronic Arts is more favorable than Motorsport Games.

Risk & Volatility

Motorsport Games has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Electronic Arts beats Motorsport Games on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Motorsport Games

Motorsport Games Inc. develops and publishes multi-platform racing video games in the United States. It operates through Gaming and Esports segments. The company offers rFactor 2, a realistic racing simulation game; NASCAR Heat Mobile, a racing experience for mobile devices; NASCAR Heat 3, NASCAR Heat 4, NASCAR Heat 5, NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition, and NASCAR 21: Ignition, which are racing video games; KartKraft, a kart racing simulator; NASCAR Rivals, a racing video game; and Le Mans Ultimate, a official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. It also organizes and facilitates esports tournaments, competitions, and events for its licensed racing games, as well as on behalf of third-party racing game developers and publishers. The company offers its products for game consoles, personal computer, and mobile platforms through various retail and digital channels, including full-game and downloadable content. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Motorsport Games Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Motorsport Network LLC.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. develops, markets, publishes, and distributes games, content, and services for game consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets worldwide. It develops and publishes games and services across various genres, such as sports, racing, first-person shooter, action, role-playing, and simulation primarily under the Battlefield, The Sims, Apex Legends, Need for Speed, and license games from others, including FIFA, Madden NFL, UFC, and Star Wars brands. The company licenses its games to third parties to distribute and host its games. It markets and sells its games and services through digital distribution and retail channels, as well as directly to mass market retailers, specialty stores, and distribution arrangements. Electronic Arts Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.