Analyzing Yalla Group (YALA) and Its Competitors

Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA) is one of 192 public companies in the “Interactive Media & Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Yalla Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Yalla Group and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yalla Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Yalla Group Competitors	1435	5965	11480	441	2.57

As a group, “Interactive Media & Services” companies have a potential upside of 37.77%. Given Yalla Group’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Yalla Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Yalla Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yalla Group	40.78%	16.82%	15.14%
Yalla Group Competitors	-349.22%	-13.90%	4.37%

Volatility and Risk

Yalla Group has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yalla Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.80, suggesting that their average share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yalla Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yalla Group	$341.94 million	$149.84 million	7.25
Yalla Group Competitors	$13.35 billion	$3.41 billion	21.66

Yalla Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Yalla Group. Yalla Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

4.7% of Yalla Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.0% of shares of all “Interactive Media & Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Yalla Group competitors beat Yalla Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Yalla Group

Yalla Group Limited operates a social networking and gaming platform primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. It provides mobile applications, including Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform; and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application. The company’s platform offers group chatting and games services; and sells virtual items, as well as provides upgrade services. The company was formerly known as FYXTech Corporation. Yalla Group Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.