Grindr (NYSE:GRND) vs. Lucas GC (NASDAQ:LGCL) Financial Comparison

Lucas GC (NASDAQ:LGCL) and Grindr (NYSE:GRND) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.2% of Grindr shares are held by institutional investors. 76.4% of Grindr shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lucas GC and Grindr, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucas GC	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grindr	0	0	4	0	3.00

Grindr has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.69%. Given Grindr’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grindr is more favorable than Lucas GC.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lucas GC and Grindr”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lucas GC	$1.26 billion	0.03	$10.94 million	N/A	N/A
Grindr	$319.10 million	9.21	-$55.77 million	($0.35)	-47.54

Lucas GC has higher revenue and earnings than Grindr.

Profitability

This table compares Lucas GC and Grindr’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucas GC	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grindr	-16.27%	-177.83%	9.57%

Summary

Grindr beats Lucas GC on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lucas GC

Lucas GC Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online agent-centric human capital management services based on platform-as-a-service (PaaS) in the People’s Republic of China. Its Star Career and Columbus platforms enables registered users to receive customized job recommendations and work as talent scouts to source suitable candidates for its corporate customers through their social network, as well as receive trainings and other value-added services. The company’s platform provides permanent and flexible employment recruitment services; outsourcing services primarily for technology-related projects to design, develop, and deliver the projects within budget and on time with acceptable quality; information technology services to generate sales leads for its corporate customers; and training services comprising career-related certification programs. In addition, it engages in the media and entertainment business, as well as provides management consulting services. Lucas GC Limited was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China. Lucas GC Limited operates as a subsidiary of HTL Lucky Holding Limited.

About Grindr

Grindr Inc. operates social network and dating application for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities worldwide. Its platform enables LGBTQ people to find and engage with each other, share content and experiences, and express themselves. The company offers ad-supported service and a premium subscription version. Grindr Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in West Hollywood, California.