Workiva (NYSE:WK – Get Free Report) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.2% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Workiva shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Workiva and zSpace”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Workiva | $884.57 million | 3.00 | -$26.17 million | $0.23 | 205.93 |
| zSpace | $27.86 million | 0.02 | -$25.39 million | ($23.70) | -0.01 |
zSpace has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Workiva. zSpace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workiva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Workiva has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, zSpace has a beta of -1.94, indicating that its share price is 294% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Workiva and zSpace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Workiva | 1.53% | -68.43% | 1.47% |
| zSpace | -91.13% | N/A | -236.00% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Workiva and zSpace, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Workiva | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2.92 |
| zSpace | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Workiva presently has a consensus target price of $90.33, indicating a potential upside of 90.72%. zSpace has a consensus target price of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 51,182.05%. Given zSpace’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than Workiva.
Summary
Workiva beats zSpace on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Workiva
Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
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.
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