Contrasting DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR (OTCMKTS:WNXDY) and LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP)

DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR (OTCMKTS:WNXDY) and LiveRamp (NYSE:RAMP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR and LiveRamp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LiveRamp	$681.55 million	2.45	$11.88 million	$0.18	139.06

LiveRamp has higher revenue and earnings than DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR.

Profitability

This table compares DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR and LiveRamp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A
LiveRamp	0.88%	2.14%	1.67%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.8% of LiveRamp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of LiveRamp 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR and LiveRamp, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR	0	0	0	0	N/A
LiveRamp	0	1	5	1	3.00

LiveRamp has a consensus target price of $41.83, indicating a potential upside of 67.13%. Given LiveRamp’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveRamp is more favorable than DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR.

Summary

LiveRamp beats DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DIEBOLD NIXDORF/ADR

Diebold Nixdorf AG provides information technology (IT) solutions and services primarily to retail banks and retailers. It operates through Banking and Retail segments. The company's hardware portfolio comprises ATMs, cash recycling systems, cash processing, automated teller safes, and transaction terminals. Its software portfolio consisting of programmable ePOS systems or self-checkout systems related to the checkout area; and omni-channel software to link digital and stationary sales channel. The company also offers professional services, such as software adaptation and integration of mobile technologies to the IT environment of its customers; and banking, retail, and process consulting services. It serves in Germany, Europe, Americas, Africa, and Asia-Pacific region. The company was formerly known as Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft and changed its name to Diebold Nixdorf AG in September 2016. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Paderborn, Germany. Diebold Nixdorf AG is a subsidiary of Diebold Nixdorf Holding Germany Inc. & Co. KGaA.

About LiveRamp

LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., a technology company, operates a data collaboration platform in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates LiveRamp Data Collaboration platform enables an organization to unify customer and prospect data to build a single view of the customer in a way that protects consumer privacy. Its platform supports various people-based marketing solutions, including data collaboration, activation, measurement and analytics, identity, and data marketplace. The company sells its solutions to enterprise marketers, agencies, marketing technology providers, publishers, and data providers in various industry verticals, such as financial, insurance and investment services, retail, automotive, telecommunications, high tech, consumer packaged goods, healthcare, travel, entertainment, and non-profit. The company was formerly known as Acxiom Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. in October 2018. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.