Absci (ABSI) Competitors

V2X (NYSE:VVX) and Absci (NASDAQ:ABSI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, VVX or ABSI?

V2X has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Absci has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VVX or ABSI?

95.2% of V2X shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Absci shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of V2X shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Absci shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer VVX or ABSI?

In the previous week, V2X had 6 more articles in the media than Absci. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for V2X and 1 mentions for Absci. Absci's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat V2X's score of 1.03 indicating that Absci is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
V2X	Positive
Absci	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VVX or ABSI?

Absci received 12 more outperform votes than V2X when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.41% of users gave V2X an outperform vote while only 65.00% of users gave Absci an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
V2X	Outperform Votes 27 79.41%	Underperform Votes 7 20.59%
Absci	Outperform Votes 39 65.00%	Underperform Votes 21 35.00%

Is VVX or ABSI more profitable?

V2X has a net margin of 0.22% compared to Absci's net margin of -2,321.56%. V2X's return on equity of 13.49% beat Absci's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
V2X	0.22%	13.49%	4.29%
Absci	-2,321.56%	-46.56%	-39.74%

Do analysts recommend VVX or ABSI?

V2X presently has a consensus price target of $63.67, suggesting a potential upside of 41.73%. Absci has a consensus price target of $8.40, suggesting a potential upside of 190.66%. Given Absci's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Absci is more favorable than V2X.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
V2X	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Absci	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VVX or ABSI?

V2X has higher revenue and earnings than Absci. Absci is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than V2X, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
V2X	$4.33B	0.33	-$22.57M	$1.29	34.82
Absci	$4.82M	76.56	-$110.57M	-$0.92	-3.14

Summary

V2X beats Absci on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.