Smart Share Global (EM) Competitors

Smart Share Global (NYSE:EM) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) are both small-cap personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EM or EVGO?

Smart Share Global has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. EVgo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Share Global, 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
Smart Share Global	$1.89B	0.18	$12.36M	$0.01	134.00
EVgo	$256.83M	5.05	-$44.33M	-$0.41	-10.29

Does the media refer more to EM or EVGO?

In the previous week, Smart Share Global and Smart Share Global both had 4 articles in the media. Smart Share Global's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat EVgo's score of 0.98 indicating that Smart Share Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smart Share Global	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EVgo	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EM or EVGO?

84.0% of Smart Share Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of EVgo shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Smart Share Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of EVgo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EM or EVGO more profitable?

Smart Share Global has a net margin of 3.10% compared to EVgo's net margin of -15.72%. Smart Share Global's return on equity of 2.23% beat EVgo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Share Global	3.10%	2.23%	1.39%
EVgo	-15.72%	N/A	-5.85%

Do analysts rate EM or EVGO?

Smart Share Global currently has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.72%. EVgo has a consensus target price of $5.82, indicating a potential upside of 37.84%. Given EVgo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe EVgo is more favorable than Smart Share Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Share Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
EVgo	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has more volatility and risk, EM or EVGO?

Smart Share Global has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVgo has a beta of 2.37, meaning that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Smart Share Global beats EVgo on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.