Head to Head Review: Wearable Devices (NASDAQ:WLDS) vs. Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI)

Wearable Devices (NASDAQ:WLDS) and Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wearable Devices and Upexi”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wearable Devices	$520,000.00	6.93	-$7.88 million	N/A	N/A
Upexi	$26.00 million	7.58	-$23.66 million	N/A	N/A

Wearable Devices has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upexi.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Wearable Devices shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. 31.6% of Upexi shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Wearable Devices has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upexi has a beta of -0.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Wearable Devices and Upexi, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wearable Devices	0	0	0	0	0.00
Upexi	0	0	1	0	3.00

Upexi has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 207.69%. Given Upexi’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upexi is more favorable than Wearable Devices.

Profitability

This table compares Wearable Devices and Upexi’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wearable Devices	N/A	N/A	N/A
Upexi	-135.86%	-535.19%	-122.94%

Summary

Upexi beats Wearable Devices on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wearable Devices

Wearable Devices Ltd. engages in the development of a non-invasive neural input interface for controlling digital devices using subtle touchless finger movements. The company offers Mudra development kits that enable users to control digital devices, including consumer electronics, smart watches, smartphones, AR glasses, VR headsets, televisions, personal computers and laptop computers, drones, robots, and others through finger movements and hand gestures; and SNC sensor module, an operating system (OS) software package and algorithm package to customers. It also provides Mudra Band, a neural input wristband, which allows users to control Apple ecosystem devices, including iPhone, Mac computer, Apple TV, and iPad using subtle touchless finger movements and gestures; and Mudra XR wristband, a wearable controller for smart glasses and spatial computing that supports hands-free interaction. The company serves consumer electronics companies and brands, industrial manufacturing companies, information technology and software solutions providers, software development studios, academia and research universities, and B2C market. Wearable Devices Ltd. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.

About Upexi

Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.