Analyzing Turtle Beach (NASDAQ:TBCH) and Planet Image International (NASDAQ:YIBO)

Turtle Beach (NASDAQ:TBCH) and Planet Image International (NASDAQ:YIBO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.0% of Turtle Beach shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Turtle Beach shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Turtle Beach and Planet Image International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turtle Beach	0	1	1	0	2.50
Planet Image International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Turtle Beach presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.55%. Given Turtle Beach’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Turtle Beach is more favorable than Planet Image International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Turtle Beach and Planet Image International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Turtle Beach	$372.77 million	0.75	$16.18 million	$0.73	18.93
Planet Image International	$149.83 million	0.56	$7.11 million	N/A	N/A

Turtle Beach has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Image International.

Volatility and Risk

Turtle Beach has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Image International has a beta of 3.92, indicating that its share price is 292% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Turtle Beach and Planet Image International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turtle Beach	4.03%	15.59%	6.22%
Planet Image International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Turtle Beach beats Planet Image International on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach Corporation operates as an audio technology company. It develops, commercializes, and markets gaming headset solutions for various platforms, including video game and entertainment consoles, personal computers, handheld consoles, tablets, and mobile devices under the Turtle Beach brand. The company also offers gaming headsets, keyboards, mice, mousepads, and other accessories for the personal computer peripherals market under the brand of ROCCAT, as well as digital USB and analog microphones under the Neat Microphones brand. It serves retailers, distributors, and other customers in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

About Planet Image International

Planet Image International Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells compatible toner cartridges on a white-label or third-party brand basis in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company also sells branded products through online sales channels under the TrueImage, CoolToner, and AZtech brands. It serves wholesalers, dealers, and retail customers. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Xinyu, China. Planet Image International Limited operates as a subsidiary of Aster Excellent Limited.