Reviewing zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) & Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT)

zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) and Vivid Seats (NASDAQ:SEAT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.9% of Vivid Seats shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of Vivid Seats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares zSpace and Vivid Seats”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
zSpace	$27.86 million	0.06	-$25.39 million	($23.70)	-0.01
Vivid Seats	$570.78 million	0.16	-$429.30 million	($69.61)	-0.12

zSpace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vivid Seats. Vivid Seats is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than zSpace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares zSpace and Vivid Seats’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
zSpace	-91.13%	N/A	-236.00%
Vivid Seats	-82.25%	68.65%	5.92%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for zSpace and Vivid Seats, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
zSpace	1	2	1	0	2.00
Vivid Seats	2	5	2	0	2.00

zSpace currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 29,139.77%. Vivid Seats has a consensus price target of $9.43, indicating a potential upside of 10.59%. Given zSpace’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than Vivid Seats.

Volatility and Risk

zSpace has a beta of -1.07, indicating that its share price is 207% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vivid Seats has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vivid Seats beats zSpace on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.

About Vivid Seats

Vivid Seats Inc. operates an online ticket marketplace in the United States, Canada, and Japan. The company operates in two segments, Marketplace and Resale. The Marketplace segment acts as an intermediary between event ticket buyers and sellers; processes ticket sales on its website and mobile applications through its distribution partners; and sells tickets for sports, concerts, theater events, and other live events. This segment offers Skybox, a proprietary enterprise resource planning tool that helps ticket sellers manage ticket inventories, adjust pricing, and fulfill orders across multiple ticket resale marketplaces; and Vivid Picks daily fantasy sports that allows users to partake in contests by making picks from various sport and player matchups. The Resale segment acquires tickets to resell on secondary ticket marketplaces; and provides internal research and development support for Skybox and to deliver seller software and tools. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.