Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT – Get Free Report) and Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Katapult and Full Truck Alliance, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Katapult | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Full Truck Alliance | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.62 |
Katapult presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.41%. Full Truck Alliance has a consensus target price of $11.04, suggesting a potential upside of 31.16%. Given Katapult’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Katapult is more favorable than Full Truck Alliance.
Volatility & Risk
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.8% of Katapult shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Full Truck Alliance shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Katapult shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Full Truck Alliance 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.
Profitability
This table compares Katapult and Full Truck Alliance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Katapult | 2.48% | -16.24% | 7.63% |
| Full Truck Alliance | 32.68% | 10.52% | 9.56% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Katapult and Full Truck Alliance”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Katapult | $291.76 million | 0.12 | $1.37 million | $1.15 | 6.62 |
| Full Truck Alliance | $1.79 billion | 4.91 | $630.36 million | $0.57 | 14.76 |
Full Truck Alliance has higher revenue and earnings than Katapult. Katapult is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full Truck Alliance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Full Truck Alliance beats Katapult on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Katapult
Katapult Holdings, Inc., an e-commerce focused financial technology company, provides e-commerce point-of-sale lease-purchase options for nonprime consumers in the United States. The company's technology platform provides nonprime consumers with a lease purchase option to enable them to obtain durable goods from its network of e-commerce retailers. It also offers Katapult Pay, a one-time use virtual card technology that makes lease purchasing and transactions. The company was formerly known as Cognical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Katapult Holdings, Inc. in February 2020. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
About Full Truck Alliance
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates a digital freight platform that connects shippers with truckers to facilitate shipments across distance ranges, cargo weights, and types in the People's Republic of China. The company offers freight matching services, such as freight listing and brokerage services; and online transaction services, as well as various value-added services, such as credit solutions, insurance brokerage, software solutions, electronic toll collection, and energy services. It also provides technology development and other services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Guiyang, China.
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