Movano (MOVE) Competitors

Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, MOVE or META?

Movano has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MOVE or META more profitable?

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 37.91% compared to Movano's net margin of 0.00%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 38.17% beat Movano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movano	N/A	-345.78%	-198.77%
Meta Platforms	37.91%	38.17%	25.31%

Does the media prefer MOVE or META?

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 33 more articles in the media than Movano. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Meta Platforms and 138 mentions for Movano. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Movano's score of 0.60 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Movano	50 Very Positive mention(s)	32 Positive mention(s)	41 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	7 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Meta Platforms	131 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MOVE or META?

16.6% of Movano shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Movano shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MOVE or META?

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Movano. Movano is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meta Platforms, 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
Movano	$1.01M	5.22	-$29.28M	-$4.07	-0.18
Meta Platforms	$170.36B	10.37	$62.36B	$25.64	27.39

Do analysts prefer MOVE or META?

Movano currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 3,894.67%. Meta Platforms has a consensus price target of $702.48, indicating a potential upside of 0.01%. Given Movano's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Movano is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Movano	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Meta Platforms	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	37 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MOVE or META?

Meta Platforms received 4649 more outperform votes than Movano when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.20% of users gave Meta Platforms an outperform vote while only 70.88% of users gave Movano an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Movano	Outperform Votes 185 70.88%	Underperform Votes 76 29.12%
Meta Platforms	Outperform Votes 4834 81.20%	Underperform Votes 1119 18.80%

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Movano on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.