NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS) Financial Analysis

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares NuScale Power and NaaS Technology”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NuScale Power	$37.04 million	316.92	-$136.62 million	($1.37)	-30.13
NaaS Technology	$45.08 million	0.13	-$184.07 million	($39.64)	-0.02

NuScale Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NaaS Technology. NuScale Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NaaS Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for NuScale Power and NaaS Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuScale Power	0	3	5	0	2.63
NaaS Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

NuScale Power currently has a consensus target price of $29.38, indicating a potential downside of 28.83%. Given NuScale Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe NuScale Power is more favorable than NaaS Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.4% of NuScale Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of NaaS Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of NuScale Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of NaaS Technology shares are held 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.

Volatility and Risk

NuScale Power has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NaaS Technology has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares NuScale Power and NaaS Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NuScale Power	-273.36%	0.09%	0.07%
NaaS Technology	-292.81%	N/A	-34.55%

Summary

NuScale Power beats NaaS Technology on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NuScale Power Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

About NaaS Technology

NaaS Technology Inc. provides electric vehicle (EV) charging services in China. The company offers integrated online EV charging solutions to charging stations, including mobility connectivity services through Kuaidian; SaaS products, such as traffic support and management, marketing, payment, chargers’ management, order management, load management, and membership management. It also provides offline EV charging solutions comprising site selection, hardware procurement, engineering, procurement, and construction, station maintenance, energy storage, and customer support services. In addition, the company offers electricity procurement services to charging stations, as well as other amenities and ancillary services, such as vending machines, massage chairs, and car wash tunnels. It serves charger manufacturers, EV OEMS, and end-users. NaaS Technology Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China.