Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) & Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) Head to Head Contrast

Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) and Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Pinterest and Weave Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinterest	7.64%	8.26%	6.76%
Weave Communications	-10.05%	-26.46%	-10.39%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.8% of Pinterest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Weave Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Pinterest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Weave Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pinterest and Weave Communications”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinterest	$4.37 billion	2.75	$416.86 million	$0.48	44.69
Weave Communications	$239.02 million	2.16	-$28.05 million	($0.31)	-20.89

Pinterest has higher revenue and earnings than Weave Communications. Weave Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pinterest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Pinterest and Weave Communications, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinterest	1	18	16	0	2.43
Weave Communications	1	1	3	0	2.40

Pinterest presently has a consensus price target of $27.40, indicating a potential upside of 27.74%. Weave Communications has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.44%. Given Weave Communications’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weave Communications is more favorable than Pinterest.

Risk & Volatility

Pinterest has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weave Communications has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pinterest beats Weave Communications on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinterest

Pinterest, Inc. operates as a visual search and discovery platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform allows people to find ideas, such as recipes, home and style inspiration, and others; and to search, save, and shop the ideas. The company was formerly known as Cold Brew Labs Inc. and changed its name to Pinterest, Inc. in April 2012. Pinterest, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Weave Communications

Weave Communications, Inc. provides a customer experience and payments software platform in the United States and Canada. Its platform enables small and medium-sized healthcare businesses to maximize the value of their patient interactions and minimize the time and effort spent on manual or mundane tasks. The company's products include Unified Phone Number; Customized Phone System, a smarter phone system to identify whether incoming calls are from new or current patients, provide information at every call, and manages heavy call times; Softphones to make and receive calls from anywhere with an internet connection; Text Messaging to communicate with patients; Missed Call Text to take action in real time upon notification of a missed call; Missed Text Auto-Reply; Team Chat, a group messaging solution that helps practitioners and their staff communicate with each other from their work stations; and Weave Mobile App; It also offers Weave Reviews and Respond Assistant to request, collect, monitor, and respond to reviews; Weave Email Marketing and Email Assistant; Text Connect to interact with their existing and potential patients online directly through their websites; Weave Payments, a payment processing solution; Practice Analytics provides real-time data on patient retention, appointment scheduling, treatment acceptance rates, and revenue generation; and Call Intelligence. In addition, the company provides Digital Forms to collect patient information; Insurance Verification that provides patient insurance plan details; and Scheduling to send automatic scheduling reminders through text message. It serves customers in dental, optometry, veterinary, medical, plastic surgery, physical therapy, medical spa, and other medical specialty industries. The company was formerly known as Recall Solutions, LLC and changed its name to Weave Communications, Inc. in October 2015. Weave Communications, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Lehi, Utah.