Head to Head Review: Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) versus zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC)

zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) and Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares zSpace and Trend Micro”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
zSpace	$27.86 million	0.23	-$25.39 million	($16.94)	-0.01
Trend Micro	$1.85 billion	2.88	$231.30 million	$1.76	23.14

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than zSpace. zSpace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trend Micro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

zSpace has a beta of -1.41, indicating that its stock price is 241% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trend Micro has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares zSpace and Trend Micro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
zSpace	-91.13%	N/A	-236.00%
Trend Micro	12.30%	27.93%	8.63%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for zSpace and Trend Micro, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
zSpace	1	2	0	0	1.67
Trend Micro	1	0	0	1	2.50

zSpace currently has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 42,757.14%. Given zSpace’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe zSpace is more favorable than Trend Micro.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Trend Micro shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Trend Micro beats zSpace on 12 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 Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated develops and sells security-related software for computers and related services in Japan and internationally. The company offers platforms, such as vision one platform, attack surface management, extended detection and response (XDR), cloud security, endpoint security, network security, email security, OT/ICS security, and threat intelligence. It also provides services packages, managed XDR, incident response, and support services. Additionally, the company serves 5G networks, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, electric utility, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.