Analyzing WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) & Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI)

Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) and WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by institutional investors. 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of WeRide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Brand Engagement Network and WeRide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brand Engagement Network	N/A	-140.18%	-56.38%
WeRide	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Brand Engagement Network and WeRide”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brand Engagement Network	$99,790.00	152.93	-$6.88 million	N/A	N/A
WeRide	$361.13 million	5.19	-$275.41 million	N/A	N/A

Brand Engagement Network has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WeRide.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Brand Engagement Network and WeRide, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brand Engagement Network	0	0	1	0	3.00
WeRide	0	0	0	0	0.00

Brand Engagement Network currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,562.05%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than WeRide.

Summary

Brand Engagement Network beats WeRide on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brand Engagement Network

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.

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.