The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ:VRAR – Get Free Report) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.4% of The Glimpse Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of The Glimpse Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ADTRAN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
The Glimpse Group has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| The Glimpse Group | $10.53 million | 1.90 | -$2.55 million | ($0.12) | -7.92 |
| ADTRAN | $922.72 million | 0.75 | -$459.89 million | ($1.07) | -8.11 |
The Glimpse Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ADTRAN. ADTRAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Glimpse Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares The Glimpse Group and ADTRAN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| The Glimpse Group | -27.10% | -16.60% | -14.03% |
| ADTRAN | -8.44% | -4.63% | -0.56% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for The Glimpse Group and ADTRAN, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| The Glimpse Group | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ADTRAN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
The Glimpse Group currently has a consensus target price of $2.62, indicating a potential upside of 175.79%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.53%. Given The Glimpse Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Glimpse Group is more favorable than ADTRAN.
Summary
ADTRAN beats The Glimpse Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About The Glimpse Group
The Glimpse Group, Inc., a virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) platform company, provides enterprise-focused software, services, and solutions in the United States. It offers QReal, a software that creates and distributes photorealistic 3D interactive digital models and experiences in AR; Immersive Health Group, a VR/AR platform for evidence-based and outcome driven healthcare solutions; and Foretell Reality, a social VR platform for behavioral health, support groups, collaboration, and soft skills training. The company also provides Glimpse Turkey for developing and creating 3D models for QReal; XR Terra that provides immersive technologies for teaching courses and training; Sector 5 Digital for corporate immersive experiences and events; PulpoAR, an AR try-on technology that targets the beauty and cosmetics industry; and Brightline Interactive, which offers immersive and interactive experiences, training scenarios, and simulations for government and commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides networking and communications platforms, software, systems, and services in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Network Solutions, and Services & Support. It offers residential gateways; ethernet passive optical network ONUs; gigabit passive optical network/XGS-PON ONTs; traditional SSE, routers, and switches; edge cloud; carrier ethernet network interface devices; Optical Line Terminals; Packet Aggregation, Copper Access, and Oscilloquartz; optical transport and engine solutions; infrastructure monitoring solution; and training, professional, software, and managed services. The company also provides various software, such as Mosaic One SaaS, n-Command, Procloud, MCP, AOE and ACI-E, and Ensemble Controller. It serves large, medium, and small service providers; alternative service providers, such as utilities, municipalities and fiber overbuilders; cable/MSOs; and SMBs and distributed enterprises. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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