Critical Comparison: SEA (NYSE:SE) versus Telenav (TNAV)

Telenav (NASDAQ: TNAV) and SEA (NYSE:SE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Telenav and SEA’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Telenav	$169.58 million	1.27	-$47.26 million	($1.23)	-3.94
SEA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SEA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telenav.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Telenav and SEA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telenav	0	0	3	0	3.00
SEA	0	0	6	0	3.00

Telenav presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 147.42%. SEA has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 40.46%. Given Telenav’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telenav is more favorable than SEA.

Profitability

This table compares Telenav and SEA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telenav	-32.94%	-41.16%	-19.25%
SEA	-90.49%	N/A	-39.28%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.8% of Telenav shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of SEA shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.7% of Telenav shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of SEA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Telenav beats SEA on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

Telenav Company Profile

TeleNav, Inc. (Telenav) is a provider of location-based platform services. The Company’s services consist of its automotive and mobile navigation platform and its advertising delivery platform. The Company operates through three segments: automotive, advertising and mobile navigation. The automotive segment provides its map and navigation platform to auto manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for distribution with their vehicles. The advertising segment provides interactive mobile advertisements on behalf of its advertising clients to consumers based on the location of the user and other targeting capabilities. The mobile navigation segment provides its map and navigation platform to end users through mobile devices. The Company’s auto and mobile navigation platform allows it to deliver location-based services to auto manufacturers, developers and end users through various distribution channels, including wireless carriers.

SEA Company Profile

Sea Limited, formerly Garena Interactive Holding Limited, is a Singapore-based Internet and mobile platform company. The Company is a platform provider for online personal computer (PC) and mobile digital content, e-commerce and payments across Asia. The Company offers Garena+, an online platform for people to meet, chat and play games with each other. Its digital content offers Garena, which is a game and social platform for gamers to interact, discover, download and play PC and mobile games. PC games on Garena Platform include Point Blank, Path of Exile, Mstar Online, League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth, Alliance of Valiant Arms, Mabinogi Heroes and Lost Saga. Mobile Games on Garena Platform include Headshot and Thunder Strike. Its ESports Events include Garena Premier League, Garena Carnival, Garena Cyber Games, Garena Star League and League of Legends Master Series. Its e-commerce offers Shopee, a mobile marketplace, where users can browse, shop and sell their products.

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