Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA) versus ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) Financial Review

ZipRecruiter (NYSE:ZIP) and Clikia (OTCMKTS:CLKA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for ZipRecruiter and Clikia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZipRecruiter	1	4	0	0	1.80
Clikia	0	0	0	0	0.00

ZipRecruiter currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.14%. Given ZipRecruiter’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ZipRecruiter is more favorable than Clikia.

Profitability

This table compares ZipRecruiter and Clikia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZipRecruiter	-7.35%	N/A	-5.58%
Clikia	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ZipRecruiter and Clikia”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZipRecruiter	$448.95 million	0.52	-$32.99 million	($0.35)	-7.93
Clikia	N/A	N/A	-$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Clikia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZipRecruiter.

Risk and Volatility

ZipRecruiter has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clikia has a beta of 3, indicating that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.6% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by institutional investors. 17.4% of ZipRecruiter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ZipRecruiter beats Clikia on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online employment marketplace that connects job seekers and employers. Its platform provides various solutions, such as job posting, online interviews, job alerts, match scores, and application updates. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

About Clikia

Clikia Corp., through its subsidiary, Maison Luxe LLC, engages in retailing luxury goods. It primarily focuses on offering fine timepieces and jewelry on wholesale and business-to-consumer basis. The company is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.