Evolv Technologies (EVLV) Competitors

NCR Voyix (NYSE:VYX) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is VYX or EVLV more profitable?

NCR Voyix has a net margin of -11.68% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -21.42%. NCR Voyix's return on equity of 7.35% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NCR Voyix	-11.68%	7.35%	0.33%
Evolv Technologies	-21.42%	-28.57%	-14.76%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VYX or EVLV?

Evolv Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NCR Voyix. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NCR Voyix, 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
NCR Voyix	$3.83B	0.50	-$423M	-$4.00	-3.26
Evolv Technologies	$89.22M	6.72	-$106.25M	-$0.61	-6.30

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VYX or EVLV?

NCR Voyix received 5 more outperform votes than Evolv Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.12% of users gave NCR Voyix an outperform vote while only 84.62% of users gave Evolv Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NCR Voyix	Outperform Votes 16 94.12%	Underperform Votes 1 5.88%
Evolv Technologies	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%

Which has more risk & volatility, VYX or EVLV?

NCR Voyix has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VYX or EVLV?

In the previous week, Evolv Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than NCR Voyix. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Evolv Technologies and 3 mentions for NCR Voyix. NCR Voyix's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Evolv Technologies' score of 0.78 indicating that NCR Voyix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NCR Voyix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evolv Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VYX or EVLV?

97.0% of NCR Voyix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of NCR Voyix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend VYX or EVLV?

NCR Voyix presently has a consensus price target of $16.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.03%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 50.92%. Given Evolv Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than NCR Voyix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NCR Voyix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Evolv Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

NCR Voyix beats Evolv Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.