Financial Review: Compass (NYSE:COMP) and X3 (NASDAQ:XTKG)

Compass (NYSE:COMP) and X3 (NASDAQ:XTKG) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

67.1% of Compass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of X3 shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Compass shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of X3 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Compass and X3’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compass	$4.89 billion	0.33	-$321.30 million	($0.68)	-4.89
X3	$10.48 million	0.07	-$21.51 million	N/A	N/A

X3 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Compass.

Risk and Volatility

Compass has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, X3 has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Compass and X3, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compass	1	4	4	0	2.33
X3	0	0	0	0	N/A

Compass presently has a consensus target price of $3.78, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Compass’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Compass is more favorable than X3.

Profitability

This table compares Compass and X3’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compass	-6.58%	-70.51%	-23.97%
X3	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Compass beats X3 on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compass

Compass, Inc. provides real estate brokerage services in the United States. It operates a cloud-based platform that provides an integrated suite of software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service, operations, and other functionality in the real estate industry. The company offers mobile apps that allow agents to manage their business anytime and anywhere, as well as designs consumer-grade user interfaces, automated and simplified workflows for agent-client interactions, and insight-rich dashboards and reports. It also provides full-service title and escrow/settlement services to real estate agents' clients, real estate companies, and financial institutions relating to the closing of home purchases as well as the refinancing of home loans; and Compass Concierge, a program in which home sellers access to capital to front the cost of home improvement services. The company was formerly known as Urban Compass, Inc. and changed its name to Compass, Inc. in January 2021.Compass, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About X3

X3 Holdings Co Ltd. provides technology solutions and services worldwide. The company offers Global Trade Platform, a digital platform for trading partners, service providers, and government authorities. It also engages in bitcoin cryptomining operations, renewable energy projects, and agriculture technologies and trading. The company was formerly known as Powerbridge Technologies Co., Ltd. and changed its name to X3 Holdings Co Ltd. in January 2024. X3 Holdings Co Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Singapore.