WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD – Get Free Report) and Innoviz Technologies (NASDAQ:INVZ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for WeRide and Innoviz Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| WeRide | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.62 |
| Innoviz Technologies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
WeRide currently has a consensus price target of $12.32, suggesting a potential upside of 104.48%. Innoviz Technologies has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 463.38%. Given Innoviz Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Innoviz Technologies is more favorable than WeRide.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| WeRide | -199.09% | -24.12% | -20.92% |
| Innoviz Technologies | -153.10% | -118.08% | -61.27% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares WeRide and Innoviz Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| WeRide | $97.89 million | 19.12 | -$230.20 million | ($0.75) | -8.03 |
| Innoviz Technologies | $55.09 million | 1.38 | -$67.79 million | ($0.38) | -0.93 |
Innoviz Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WeRide. WeRide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innoviz Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
63.3% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Innoviz Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
WeRide has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innoviz Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
About WeRide
WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.
About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz Technologies Ltd. manufactures and sells automotive grade LiDAR sensors and perception software to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company offers InnovizOne, a solid-state LiDAR sensor designed for automakers and robotaxis, shuttles, trucks, and delivery companies requiring an automotive-grade and mass-producible solution to achieve autonomy. It also provides InnovizTwo, an automotive-grade LiDAR sensor that offers a solution for all levels of autonomous driving, as well as an option to integrate the perception application in the LiDAR sensor; and perception application, a software application that raw point cloud data from Innoviz LiDAR products into perception outputs. The company operates in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. It markets and sells its products through a direct sales organization, as well as through distribution channels. The company is headquartered in Rosh Haayin, Israel.
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