WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) versus Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) Financial Survey

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares WeRide and Brand Engagement Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeRide	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brand Engagement Network	N/A	-140.18%	-56.38%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WeRide and Brand Engagement Network”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeRide	$361.13 million	5.42	-$275.41 million	N/A	N/A
Brand Engagement Network	$99,790.00	147.85	-$6.88 million	N/A	N/A

Brand Engagement Network has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WeRide.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of WeRide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for WeRide and Brand Engagement Network, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeRide	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brand Engagement Network	0	0	1	0	3.00

Brand Engagement Network has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,619.20%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than WeRide.

Summary

Brand Engagement Network beats WeRide on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WeRide

WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About Brand Engagement Network

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.