Critical Review: Hanryu (NASDAQ:HRYU) & Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR)

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) and Hanryu (NASDAQ:HRYU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Sabre and Hanryu’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sabre	-10.01%	N/A	-2.98%
Hanryu	N/A	-16.79%	-9.82%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.4% of Sabre shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hanryu shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Sabre shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Hanryu shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sabre and Hanryu, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sabre	1	2	1	0	2.00
Hanryu	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sabre presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.26%. Given Sabre’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sabre is more favorable than Hanryu.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sabre and Hanryu”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sabre	$2.91 billion	0.52	-$527.61 million	($0.79)	-4.94
Hanryu	$790,000.00	17.35	-$9.29 million	N/A	N/A

Hanryu has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sabre.

Volatility & Risk

Sabre has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hanryu has a beta of -3.96, indicating that its stock price is 496% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sabre beats Hanryu on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sabre

Sabre Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as software and technology company for travel industry in the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Travel Solutions and Hospitality Solutions. The Travel Solutions segment operates a business-to-business travel marketplace that offers travel content, such as inventory, prices, and availability from a range of travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental brands, rail carriers, cruise lines, and tour operators with a network of travel buyers comprising online and offline travel agencies, travel management companies, and corporate travel departments. This segment provides a portfolio of software technology products and solutions through software-as-a-service (SaaS) and hosted delivery models to airlines and other travel suppliers. Its products include reservation systems for carriers, commercial and operations products, agency solutions, and data-driven intelligence solutions. Its Hospitality Solutions segment provides software and solutions to hoteliers through SaaS and hosted delivery models. Sabre Corporation was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Southlake, Texas.

About Hanryu

Hanryu Holdings, Inc. operates FANTOO, an online social media platform that connects users worldwide that share similar interests. Its platform allows users to interact with other like-minded users to share their appreciation of various types of entertainment and cultures, create and monetize their content, enjoy other users content, engage in commerce, and experience a fandom community. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.