Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY) vs. Global Blue Group (NYSE:GB) Financial Contrast

Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY) and Global Blue Group (NYSE:GB) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Urgent.ly and Global Blue Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urgent.ly	0	0	1	0	3.00
Global Blue Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Urgent.ly currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 187.36%. Global Blue Group has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.55%. Given Urgent.ly’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than Global Blue Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Urgent.ly and Global Blue Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urgent.ly	$184.65 million	0.13	$74.73 million	N/A	N/A
Global Blue Group	$403.84 million	2.45	-$26.68 million	$0.10	52.10

Urgent.ly has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Blue Group.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and Global Blue Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urgent.ly	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global Blue Group	5.28%	87.79%	2.09%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Global Blue Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Global Blue Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Global Blue Group beats Urgent.ly on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Urgent.ly

Urgent.ly Inc. designs and develops a mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.

About Global Blue Group

Global Blue Group Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled transaction processing services for merchants, banks, acquirers, governments, and travelers in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Tax Free Shopping Technology Solutions (TFSS), Added-Value Payment Solutions (AVPS), and Retail Tech Solutions (RTS). It offers TFSS, a value added tax (VAT) refund service that allows eligible shoppers to reclaim VAT on goods purchased outside of their home country; and intelligence and marketing services. The company also provides AVPS, a service which enables customers to pay in their choice of preferred currency, home or destination, and at the point of sale (POS) when shopping outside of their home country under the Dynamic Currency Choice and Currency Select brands. In addition, it offers currency conversion services for POS, e-commerce return solutions, dynamic currency conversion (DCC) services, and DCC services at ATMs, as well as multi-currency processing services for online retailers. Further, the company provides ZigZag, a technology platform that fully digitalizes the eCommerce returns experience and enhances the process for both retailers and consumers; Yocuda that enables retailers to send digital receipts to their customers; and ShipUp, a post-purchase engagement solution for online purchases enabling brands to deliver seamless, proactive, and branded post-purchase communication. Global Blue Group Holding AG was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Wangen-Brüttisellen, Switzerland.