zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC – Get Free Report) and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of Vivid Seats shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for zSpace and Vivid Seats, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| zSpace | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Vivid Seats | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.11 |
Profitability
This table compares zSpace and Vivid Seats’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| zSpace | -91.13% | N/A | -236.00% |
| Vivid Seats | -82.25% | 68.65% | 5.92% |
Risk & Volatility
zSpace has a beta of -1.07, suggesting that its share price is 207% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivid Seats has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares zSpace and Vivid Seats”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| zSpace | $27.86 million | 0.03 | -$25.39 million | ($23.70) | -0.01 |
| Vivid Seats | $570.78 million | 0.16 | -$429.30 million | ($69.61) | -0.12 |
zSpace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vivid Seats. Vivid Seats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than zSpace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Vivid Seats beats zSpace on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Vivid Seats
Vivid Seats Inc. operates an online ticket marketplace in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The company operates in two segments, Marketplace and Resale. The Marketplace segment acts as an intermediary between event ticket buyers and sellers; processes ticket sales on its website and mobile applications through its distribution partners; and sells tickets for sports, concerts, theater events, and other live events. This segment offers Skybox, a proprietary enterprise resource planning tool that helps ticket sellers manage ticket inventories, adjust pricing, and fulfill orders across multiple ticket resale marketplaces; and Vivid Picks daily fantasy sports that allows users to partake in contests by making picks from various sport and player matchups. The Resale segment acquires tickets to resell on secondary ticket marketplaces; and provides internal research and development support for Skybox and to deliver seller software and tools. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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