Head to Head Analysis: POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) vs. Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT)

POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) and Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freedom Acquisition I has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	N/A	-88.82%	-74.05%
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	-31.14%	1.67%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.8% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
POET Technologies	$4.43 million	1,217.66	-$18.17 million	($0.05)	-295.60
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	N/A	$5.98 million	N/A	N/A

Freedom Acquisition I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than POET Technologies.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freedom Acquisition I	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Freedom Acquisition I beats POET Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About POET Technologies

POET Technologies, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, manufacturing and sale of opto-electronic solutions for the sensing, data communications and telecommunications markets. It developed POET Optical Interposer platform, which allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module. The company was founded on November 14, 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Freedom Acquisition I

Freedom Acquisition I Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. Freedom Acquisition I Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.