Head-To-Head Survey: zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) versus Dayforce (NYSE:DAY)

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Dayforce and zSpace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dayforce	-7.91%	6.54%	1.92%
zSpace	-68.88%	N/A	-177.47%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Dayforce and zSpace, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dayforce	2	14	1	1	2.06
zSpace	1	1	4	0	2.50

Dayforce currently has a consensus target price of $70.36, suggesting a potential upside of 1.76%. zSpace has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,781.19%. Given zSpace’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than Dayforce.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dayforce and zSpace”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dayforce	$1.89 billion	5.84	$18.10 million	($0.94)	-73.55
zSpace	$38.10 million	0.39	-$20.82 million	($0.79)	-0.64

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

Summary

Dayforce beats zSpace on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dayforce

Dayforce Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll and tax, workforce management, wallet, benefits, and talent intelligence functionalities; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. The company also provides payroll and payroll-related services; and implementation and professional services. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was formerly known as Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dayforce Inc. in February 2024. Dayforce Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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.