Financial Comparison: Ispire Technology (NASDAQ:ISPR) vs. Swedish Match AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:SWMAY)

Ispire Technology (NASDAQ:ISPR) and Swedish Match AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:SWMAY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Ispire Technology and Swedish Match AB (publ), as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ispire Technology	0	0	0	0	N/A
Swedish Match AB (publ)	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ispire Technology and Swedish Match AB (publ)’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ispire Technology	$115.61 million	2.99	-$6.10 million	($0.19)	-32.26
Swedish Match AB (publ)	$2.16 billion	7.48	$724.90 million	$0.44	24.02

Swedish Match AB (publ) has higher revenue and earnings than Ispire Technology. Ispire Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Swedish Match AB (publ), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ispire Technology and Swedish Match AB (publ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ispire Technology	-7.14%	-32.56%	-9.47%
Swedish Match AB (publ)	30.27%	-135.79%	34.22%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Ispire Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Swedish Match AB (publ) beats Ispire Technology on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ispire Technology

Ispire Technology Inc. researches, develops, designs, commercializes, sales, markets, and distributes e-cigarettes and cannabis vaping products worldwide. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Ispire Technology Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pride Worldwide Investment Limited.

About Swedish Match AB (publ)

Swedish Match AB engages in the manufacture and trade of lighters and tobacco products. It operates through the following segments: Snus and Moist Snuff; Other Tobacco Products; Lights; and Other Operations. The Snus and Moist Snuff segment produces and markets smokeless cigarettes. The Other Tobacco Products segment manufactures and sells chewing tobacco and cigars. The Lights segment develops and trades matches, lighters, razors, batteries, light bulbs, and toothpicks. The Other Operations segment consists of corporate and Swedish distribution functions.The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.