zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC – Get Free Report) and Commerce.com (NASDAQ:CMRC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
zSpace has a beta of -1.44, indicating that its share price is 244% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Commerce.com has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares zSpace and Commerce.com”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| zSpace | $27.86 million | 0.13 | -$25.39 million | ($16.94) | -0.01 |
| Commerce.com | $342.35 million | 0.89 | -$19.34 million | ($0.07) | -52.43 |
Commerce.com has higher revenue and earnings than zSpace. Commerce.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than zSpace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for zSpace and Commerce.com, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| zSpace | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Commerce.com | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 |
zSpace currently has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 74,900.00%. Commerce.com has a consensus price target of $4.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Given zSpace’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe zSpace is more favorable than Commerce.com.
Profitability
This table compares zSpace and Commerce.com’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% |
| Commerce.com | -1.66% | 20.49% | 2.92% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
79.2% of Commerce.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Commerce.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Commerce.com beats zSpace on 13 of the 15 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 Commerce.com
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. operates a software-as-a-service platform for small businesses, mid-markets, and large enterprises in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company’s platform provides various services for launching and scaling e-commerce operation, including store design, catalog management, hosting, checkout, order management, reporting, and pre-integrations. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 60,000 online stores across industries. BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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