Head-To-Head Contrast: CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR)

Coursera (NYSE:COUR) and CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Coursera and CXApp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coursera	-6.19%	-4.75%	-3.05%
CXApp	-227.71%	-78.32%	-39.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Coursera and CXApp, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coursera	1	5	7	0	2.46
CXApp	1	0	0	0	1.00

Coursera presently has a consensus price target of $12.45, indicating a potential upside of 64.31%. Given Coursera’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Coursera is more favorable than CXApp.

Volatility and Risk

Coursera has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CXApp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.6% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of CXApp shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Coursera shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of CXApp 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Coursera and CXApp”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coursera	$694.67 million	1.82	-$79.53 million	($0.29)	-26.14
CXApp	$7.14 million	1.55	-$19.41 million	($0.59)	-0.65

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

Summary

Coursera beats CXApp on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc. operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack. It offers its products to individuals, enterprise, business, campus, and government. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About CXApp

CXApp Inc. provides a workplace experience platform for enterprise customers. It offers CXApp, a software-as-a-service platform with native mapping, analytics, on-device positioning, and applications technologies for use in various applications, such as workplace experience, employee engagement, desk and meeting room reservations, workplace analytics, occupancy management, content delivery, corporate communications and notifications, event management, live indoor mapping, wayfinding, and navigation. The company was formerly known as KINS Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to CXApp Inc. in March 2023. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.