Microvast (MVST) Competitors

Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) and Microvast (NASDAQ:MVST) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is NOVT or MVST more profitable?

Novanta has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Microvast's net margin of -30.88%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.20% beat Microvast's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%
Microvast	-30.88%	-22.10%	-11.19%

Does the media favor NOVT or MVST?

In the previous week, Novanta had 2 more articles in the media than Microvast. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Novanta and 5 mentions for Microvast. Microvast's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Novanta's score of 0.88 indicating that Microvast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Novanta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Microvast	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NOVT or MVST?

Novanta presently has a consensus target price of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.39%. Microvast has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.40%. Given Novanta's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Novanta is more favorable than Microvast.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Microvast	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, NOVT or MVST?

Novanta has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microvast has a beta of 3.02, suggesting that its share price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOVT or MVST?

Novanta received 291 more outperform votes than Microvast when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.70% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 48.15% of users gave Microvast an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Novanta	Outperform Votes 304 71.70%	Underperform Votes 120 28.30%
Microvast	Outperform Votes 13 48.15%	Underperform Votes 14 51.85%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NOVT or MVST?

Novanta has higher revenue and earnings than Microvast. Microvast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, 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
Novanta	$951.70M	4.90	$72.88M	$1.96	66.16
Microvast	$414.94M	3.29	-$106.34M	-$0.43	-9.74

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NOVT or MVST?

98.3% of Novanta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Microvast shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Novanta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Microvast shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Novanta beats Microvast on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.