ECARX (NASDAQ:ECX) & Kubient (NASDAQ:KBNT) Head to Head Review

ECARX (NASDAQ:ECX) and Kubient (NASDAQ:KBNT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ECARX and Kubient’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECARX	$4.67 billion	0.12	-$132.42 million	($0.38)	-4.34
Kubient	$2.40 million	0.01	-$13.62 million	($0.87)	0.00

Kubient has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ECARX. ECARX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kubient, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares ECARX and Kubient’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECARX	-20.03%	N/A	-23.13%
Kubient	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

ECARX has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kubient has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for ECARX and Kubient, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECARX	0	0	1	0	3.00
Kubient	0	0	0	0	N/A

ECARX presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 506.06%. Given ECARX’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ECARX is more favorable than Kubient.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.9% of Kubient shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of ECARX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Kubient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kubient beats ECARX on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ECARX

ECARX Holdings Inc. develops a full stack automotive computing platform to shape the interaction between people and cars by rapidly advancing the technology by smart mobility worldwide. It offers system on chips, central computing platforms, operating systems, and software. Its core products include infotainment head units, digital cockpits, vehicle chip-set solutions, core operating system, and integrated software stack. The company has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Black Sesame Technologies. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Kubient

Kubient, Inc. develops a cloud-based software platform for digital advertising industry. It develops Audience Marketplace, a platform for real-time trading of digital, programmatic advertising. The company's platform allows advertisers and publishers the ability to use machine learning during programmatic advertising inventory auction. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in New York, New York.