Head-To-Head Comparison: Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC)

Maquia Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:MAQC) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and zSpace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	-10.66%	10.86%
zSpace	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Maquia Capital Acquisition and zSpace, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maquia Capital Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
zSpace	0	0	3	2	3.40

zSpace has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 230.40%. Given zSpace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe zSpace is more favorable than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are owned by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Maquia Capital Acquisition and zSpace”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$960,000.00	N/A	N/A
zSpace	$37.02 million	2.81	N/A	N/A	N/A

zSpace has higher revenue and earnings than Maquia Capital Acquisition.

Summary

zSpace beats Maquia Capital Acquisition on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Maquia Capital Acquisition

Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company intends to focus its search on technology-focused middle market and emerging growth companies in North America. Maquia Capital Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Miami, Florida.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.