Analyzing Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT) & POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF)

POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) and Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.8% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freedom Acquisition I	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	N/A	-88.82%	-74.05%
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	-31.14%	1.67%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
POET Technologies	$4.43 million	1,315.69	-$18.17 million	($0.05)	-319.40
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	N/A	$5.98 million	N/A	N/A

Freedom Acquisition I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than POET Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freedom Acquisition I has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Freedom Acquisition I beats POET Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About POET Technologies

POET Technologies, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, manufacturing and sale of opto-electronic solutions for the sensing, data communications and telecommunications markets. It developed POET Optical Interposer platform, which allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module. The company was founded on November 14, 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Freedom Acquisition I

Freedom Acquisition I Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. Freedom Acquisition I Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.