Aeva Technologies (AEVA) Competitors

WM Technology (NASDAQ:MAPS) and Aeva Technologies (NYSE:AEVA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MAPS or AEVA?

22.0% of WM Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.9% of Aeva Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of WM Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.6% of Aeva Technologies shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend MAPS or AEVA?

Aeva Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.90, indicating a potential upside of 284.49%. Given WM Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aeva Technologies is more favorable than WM Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WM Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aeva Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, MAPS or AEVA?

WM Technology has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aeva Technologies has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MAPS or AEVA?

In the previous week, Aeva Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than WM Technology. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aeva Technologies and 1 mentions for WM Technology. Aeva Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat WM Technology's score of 0.97 indicating that WM Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WM Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Aeva Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MAPS or AEVA?

Aeva Technologies received 3 more outperform votes than WM Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.35% of users gave WM Technology an outperform vote while only 48.89% of users gave Aeva Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WM Technology	Outperform Votes 19 51.35%	Underperform Votes 18 48.65%
Aeva Technologies	Outperform Votes 22 48.89%	Underperform Votes 23 51.11%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MAPS or AEVA?

WM Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Aeva Technologies. Aeva Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WM Technology, 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
WM Technology	$195.87M	0.87	-$115.99M	-$1.23	-0.93
Aeva Technologies	$4.31M	37.89	-$149.33M	-$3.25	-0.95

Is MAPS or AEVA more profitable?

WM Technology has a net margin of -56.88% compared to WM Technology's net margin of -3,463.20%. Aeva Technologies' return on equity of -25.02% beat WM Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WM Technology	-56.88%	-25.02%	-15.37%
Aeva Technologies	-3,463.20%	-52.88%	-48.95%

Summary

WM Technology beats Aeva Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.