Contrasting 3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA)

3Tl Technologies (OTCMKTS:TTMZF) and Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares 3Tl Technologies and Adeia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Adeia	26.50%	39.49%	16.61%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for 3Tl Technologies and Adeia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3Tl Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Adeia	0	1	5	0	2.83

Adeia has a consensus price target of $33.60, indicating a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Adeia’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Adeia is more favorable than 3Tl Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 3Tl Technologies and Adeia”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3Tl Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.10)	N/A
Adeia	$443.39 million	7.59	$111.07 million	$1.08	28.27

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than 3Tl Technologies. 3Tl Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

3Tl Technologies has a beta of -10.92, indicating that its stock price is 1,192% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adeia has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.4% of Adeia shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Adeia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Adeia beats 3Tl Technologies on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3Tl Technologies

Datable Technology Corporation, a technology company, provides consumer digital and social media engagement, data mining, and loyalty solutions for consumer internet advertising sector in Canada and the United States. It operates PLATFORM3, a first-party data collection, analytics, and monetization platform which delivers software as a service technology that allows consumer goods companies to engage customers and build relationships through various value propositions, such as loyalty programs, contests, promotions, and special offers. The company was formerly known as 3Tl Technologies Corp. and changed its name to Datable Technology Corporation in May 2018. Datable Technology Corporation is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Adeia

Adeia Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and semiconductor intellectual property licensing company in the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and internationally. The company licenses its patent portfolios across various markets, including multichannel video programming distributors comprising cable, satellite, and telecommunications television providers that aggregate and distribute linear content over networks, as well as television providers that aggregate and stream linear content over broadband networks; over-the-top video service providers and social media companies, such as subscription video-on-demand and advertising-supported streaming service providers, as well as content providers, networks, and media companies. It also licenses consumer electronics manufacturers, which includes producers of smart televisions, streaming media devices, video game consoles, mobile devices, content storage devices, and other connected media devices; semiconductors, including providers of sensors, radio frequency components, memory, and logic devices; and social media companies that allow users to stream and upload user-generated content. The company licenses its innovations under the Adeia brand name. Adeia Inc. was formerly known as Xperi Corporation and changed its name to Adeia Inc. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.