Contrasting Helport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) and MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW)

MarketWise (NASDAQ:MKTW) and Helport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MarketWise and Helport AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MarketWise	$328.12 million	0.90	$5.62 million	$1.65	11.47
Helport AI	$34.86 million	0.72	$1.86 million	N/A	N/A

MarketWise has higher revenue and earnings than Helport AI.

Volatility and Risk

MarketWise has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helport AI has a beta of -0.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.0% of MarketWise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Helport AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.9% of MarketWise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Helport AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for MarketWise and Helport AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MarketWise	1	0	1	0	2.00
Helport AI	1	0	0	0	1.00

MarketWise currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.71%. Given MarketWise’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MarketWise is more favorable than Helport AI.

Profitability

This table compares MarketWise and Helport AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MarketWise	1.29%	-1.86%	1.99%
Helport AI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

MarketWise beats Helport AI on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MarketWise

MarketWise, Inc. operates a content and technology multi-brand platform for self-directed investors in the United States and Internationally. Its platform includes subscription businesses that provides financial research, software, education, and tools to navigate the financial markets. The company offers various investment strategies, such as value investing, income, growth, commodities, cryptocurrencies, venture, crowdfunded investing, biotechnology, mutual funds, options, and trading; investment research product portfolio through a range of media, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and mobile; and financial newsletters. It provides a suite of stock research tools and portfolio management services under the Chaikin Analytics brand; portfolio management software tools under the TradeSmith brand name; and database of accounting-based financial summaries under the Altimetry brand. In addition, the company develops screeners, monitors, portfolio management tools, and proprietary indicators that produce a composite score to rank publicly traded companies. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

About Helport AI

Helport AI Ltd. engages in the development of intelligent products, solutions, and a digital platform for customer contact centers. The firm offers AI Assist, a software that provides tailored AI-powered guidance and oversight for contact center interactions and customer experience, with functions including agent assistant, quality assurance (QA) assistant, supervisor assistant, and knowledge base assistant. It also operates Helphub Crowdsourcing Platform, an AI integrated contact center business process outsourcing (BPO) platform that serves both companies providing and seeking BPO services. The company was founded in September 2020 and is headquartered in Singapore.