Contrasting SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) and NWTN (NASDAQ:NWTN)

NWTN (NASDAQ:NWTN) and SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.2% of NWTN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of SmartRent shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of NWTN shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of SmartRent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for NWTN and SmartRent, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NWTN	0	0	0	0	0.00
SmartRent	0	3	0	0	2.00

SmartRent has a consensus target price of $1.45, suggesting a potential downside of 5.54%. Given SmartRent’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SmartRent is more favorable than NWTN.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NWTN and SmartRent”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NWTN	$12.00 million	39.25	-$172.54 million	N/A	N/A
SmartRent	$174.88 million	1.65	-$33.64 million	($0.38)	-4.04

SmartRent has higher revenue and earnings than NWTN.

Profitability

This table compares NWTN and SmartRent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NWTN	N/A	N/A	N/A
SmartRent	-46.54%	-14.94%	-10.19%

Volatility and Risk

NWTN has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartRent has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SmartRent beats NWTN on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NWTN

NWTN Inc. operates as a smart passenger vehicle company, provides passenger-centric mobility and green energy solutions in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Mainland China. The company develops electric vehicles, including Supersport coupe; and smart passenger vehicles, such as MUSE and ADA. It integrates design, life-style personalization, IoT connectivity, autonomous driving technology, and green energy eco-systems for future mobility solutions. The company also involved in the wholesale and retail of vehicles; and provision of business management, operations, commercialization, as well as design and technology development services. NWTN Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

About SmartRent

SmartRent, Inc., an enterprise software company, provides an integrated smart home operating system to residential property owners and operators, homebuilders, institutional home buyers, developers, and residents in the United States. The company’s products and solutions include smart apartments and homes, access control for buildings, common areas, and rental units, asset protection and monitoring, parking management, self-guided tours, and community and resident Wi-Fi. It also offers professional services to customers, which include training, installation, and support services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.