System1 (NYSE:SST) and Options Media Group (OTCMKTS:OPMG) Critical Comparison

System1 (NYSE:SST) and Options Media Group (OTCMKTS:OPMG) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares System1 and Options Media Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
System1	$266.13 million	0.06	-$65.35 million	($11.31)	-0.15
Options Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Options Media Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than System1.

Profitability

This table compares System1 and Options Media Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
System1	-50.66%	-439.90%	-19.35%
Options Media Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for System1 and Options Media Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
System1	1	0	1	0	2.00
Options Media Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

System1 currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 286.90%. Given System1’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe System1 is more favorable than Options Media Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.5% of System1 shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of System1 shares are held 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.

Summary

System1 beats Options Media Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About System1

System1, Inc. provides omnichannel customer acquisition platform services through its proprietary responsive acquisition marketing platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Owned and Operated Advertising, and Partner Network. The company engages in the provision of acquiring traffic to its owned and operated websites, as well as revenue-sharing arrangements and related services. It also operates MapQuest, a web-based navigation service that delivers turn-by-turn direction services to users; Info.com, a metasearch engine that consumers can use to search for relevant information; HowStuffWorks, a commercial website focused on helping people solve problems in their daily lives by using various types of digital media to easily breakdown and explain complex concepts, topics, terminology and mechanisms; Startpage, a private search engine that allows users to browse and search the Internet in complete privacy; and CouponFollow for coupon destinations for online shoppers, as well as ActiveBeat and Infospace. In addition, the company provides antivirus software solutions, which offers customers a single packaged solution that provides protection and reporting to the end users. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

About Options Media Group

Options Media Group Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, focuses on the mobile software applications in the United States and Canada. It offers PhoneGuard anti-texting software, a mobile phone control management software suite, which is designed to prevent texting and emailing while driving, as well as offers parents and employers the ability to monitor the driving habits of mobile phone users to prevent speeding. The company also provides lead generation programs to assist various businesses with customer acquisition for the products and services they are selling. Options Media Group Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.