Jaws Acquisition (NYSE:JWS) and Vivint Smart Home (NYSE:VVNT) are both unclassified companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Jaws Acquisition and Vivint Smart Home, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Jaws Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Vivint Smart Home has a consensus price target of $22.75, indicating a potential upside of 62.62%. Given Vivint Smart Home's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vivint Smart Home is more favorable than Jaws Acquisition.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
45.3% of Jaws Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Vivint Smart Home shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Vivint Smart Home shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Jaws Acquisition and Vivint Smart Home's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Jaws Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | -0.71% | 0.32% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Jaws Acquisition and Vivint Smart Home's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Jaws Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | N/A | $4.20 million | $0.14 | 99.93 |
Summary
Vivint Smart Home beats Jaws Acquisition on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.