Head-To-Head Contrast: Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) & Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA)

Banzai International (NASDAQ:BNZI) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Banzai International has a beta of -1, meaning that its stock price is 200% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Banzai International and Adeia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banzai International	1	0	2	0	2.33
Adeia	1	1	4	0	2.50

Banzai International currently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,098.95%. Adeia has a consensus target price of $36.60, indicating a potential upside of 136.13%. Given Banzai International’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Banzai International is more favorable than Adeia.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.8% of Banzai International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Banzai International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Adeia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Banzai International and Adeia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banzai International	-237.54%	-391.73%	-74.14%
Adeia	25.04%	36.17%	16.98%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Banzai International and Adeia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Banzai International	$11.48 million	0.24	-$22.49 million	($110.47)	-0.02
Adeia	$443.39 million	3.86	$111.07 million	$1.02	15.20

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Banzai International. Banzai International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Adeia beats Banzai International on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Banzai International

Banzai International, Inc., a marketing technology company, provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for various businesses in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its products include Demio, a browser-based webinar platform with data and marketing features designed to help businesses engage with their audience through live events and on-demand, interactive video content; Boost, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for social sharing by event registrants; and Reach, a SaaS and managed service to increase registration and attendance of marketing events. The company serves healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, technology, media, and other industries. Banzai International, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in Bainbridge Island, Washington.

About Adeia

Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company licenses its patent portfolios across various markets, including multichannel video programming distributors comprising cable, satellite, and telecommunications television providers that aggregate and distribute linear content over networks, as well as television providers that aggregate and stream linear content over broadband networks; over-the-top video service providers and social media companies, such as subscription video-on-demand and advertising-supported streaming service providers, as well as content providers, networks, and media companies. It also licenses consumer electronics manufacturers, which includes producers of smart televisions, streaming media devices, video game consoles, mobile devices, content storage devices, and other connected media devices; semiconductors, including providers of sensors, radio frequency components, memory, and logic devices; and social media companies that allow users to stream and upload user-generated content. The company licenses its innovations under the Adeia brand name. Adeia Inc. was formerly known as Xperi Corporation and changed its name to Adeia Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.