Comparing Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) & Arbe Robotics (NASDAQ:ARBE)

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) and Arbe Robotics (NASDAQ:ARBE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Creative Realities and Arbe Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creative Realities	-6.50%	-6.23%	-2.43%
Arbe Robotics	-2,959.18%	-69.50%	-59.52%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Creative Realities and Arbe Robotics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Creative Realities	$45.17 million	0.81	-$2.94 million	($0.34)	-10.26
Arbe Robotics	$1.47 million	97.91	-$43.50 million	($0.73)	-2.52

Creative Realities has higher revenue and earnings than Arbe Robotics. Creative Realities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arbe Robotics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

41.3% of Creative Realities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.4% of Arbe Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Creative Realities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.5% of Arbe Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Creative Realities and Arbe Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Creative Realities	0	0	0	0	N/A
Arbe Robotics	0	0	0	0	N/A

Creative Realities presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 71.92%. Given Creative Realities’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than Arbe Robotics.

Volatility and Risk

Creative Realities has a beta of 3.12, meaning that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbe Robotics has a beta of -0.15, meaning that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Creative Realities beats Arbe Robotics on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company's solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers. It also provides hardware system design/engineering, hardware installation, content development, content scheduling, post-deployment network and field support, and media sales, as well as media management and distribution software platforms and networks; device and product management; and customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. The company sells its solutions to the automotive, retail, digital out of home comprising advertising networks and retail media networks, foodservice/quick-serve restaurants, financial services, gaming, and sports and entertainment venues. Creative Realities, Inc. is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About Arbe Robotics

Arbe Robotics Ltd., a semiconductor company, provides 4D imaging radar solutions for tier 1 automotive suppliers and automotive manufacturers in China, Hong Kong, Sweden, Germany, the United States, Israel, and internationally. It offers 4D imaging radar chipset solutions that address the core issues that have caused autonomous vehicle and autopilot accidents, such as detecting stationary objects, identifying vulnerable road users, operation at poor lighting conditions, and eliminating false alarms without radar ambiguities. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.