The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ:VRAR) vs. ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) Head to Head Review

The Glimpse Group (NASDAQ:VRAR) and ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.4% of The Glimpse Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of ADTRAN shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of The Glimpse Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ADTRAN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares The Glimpse Group and ADTRAN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Glimpse Group	-27.10%	-16.60%	-14.03%
ADTRAN	-8.44%	-4.63%	-0.56%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for The Glimpse Group and ADTRAN, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Glimpse Group	1	0	1	0	2.00
ADTRAN	1	1	3	0	2.40

The Glimpse Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.62, suggesting a potential upside of 138.18%. ADTRAN has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.23%. Given The Glimpse Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Glimpse Group is more favorable than ADTRAN.

Volatility & Risk

The Glimpse Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADTRAN has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares The Glimpse Group and ADTRAN”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Glimpse Group	$10.53 million	2.20	-$2.55 million	($0.12)	-9.17
ADTRAN	$922.72 million	0.77	-$459.89 million	($1.07)	-8.25

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

Summary

ADTRAN beats The Glimpse Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Glimpse Group

The Glimpse Group, Inc., a virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) platform company, provides enterprise-focused software, services, and solutions in the United States. It offers QReal, a software that creates and distributes photorealistic 3D interactive digital models and experiences in AR; Immersive Health Group, a VR/AR platform for evidence-based and outcome driven healthcare solutions; and Foretell Reality, a social VR platform for behavioral health, support groups, collaboration, and soft skills training. The company also provides Glimpse Turkey for developing and creating 3D models for QReal; XR Terra that provides immersive technologies for teaching courses and training; Sector 5 Digital for corporate immersive experiences and events; PulpoAR, an AR try-on technology that targets the beauty and cosmetics industry; and Brightline Interactive, which offers immersive and interactive experiences, training scenarios, and simulations for government and commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About ADTRAN

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides networking and communications platforms, software, systems, and services in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Network Solutions, and Services & Support. It offers residential gateways; ethernet passive optical network ONUs; gigabit passive optical network/XGS-PON ONTs; traditional SSE, routers, and switches; edge cloud; carrier ethernet network interface devices; Optical Line Terminals; Packet Aggregation, Copper Access, and Oscilloquartz; optical transport and engine solutions; infrastructure monitoring solution; and training, professional, software, and managed services. The company also provides various software, such as Mosaic One SaaS, n-Command, Procloud, MCP, AOE and ACI-E, and Ensemble Controller. It serves large, medium, and small service providers; alternative service providers, such as utilities, municipalities and fiber overbuilders; cable/MSOs; and SMBs and distributed enterprises. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.