Northern Genesis Acquisition (NYSE:NGA) and Vivint Smart Home (NYSE:VVNT) are both unclassified companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Northern Genesis 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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Northern Genesis Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | -0.71% | 0.32% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
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 will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Northern Genesis Acquisition and Vivint Smart Home's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Northern Genesis Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | N/A | N/A | $4.20 million | $0.14 | 115.36 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Northern Genesis 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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Northern Genesis Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Vivint Smart Home | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Vivint Smart Home has a consensus price target of $21.6667, indicating a potential upside of 34.16%. Given Vivint Smart Home's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vivint Smart Home is more favorable than Northern Genesis Acquisition.
Summary
Vivint Smart Home beats Northern Genesis Acquisition on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.