Critical Contrast: zSpace (ZSPC) vs. Its Rivals

zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) is one of 253 publicly-traded companies in the “INTERNET SOFTWARE” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare zSpace to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares zSpace and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
zSpace	-68.88%	N/A	-177.47%
zSpace Competitors	-224.85%	-66.72%	-6.25%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.4% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by institutional investors. 55.7% of zSpace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of shares of all “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares zSpace and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
zSpace	$38.10 million	-$20.82 million	-0.58
zSpace Competitors	$2.39 billion	$337.41 million	-28.05

zSpace’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than zSpace. zSpace is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for zSpace and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
zSpace	1	1	4	0	2.50
zSpace Competitors	1984	10585	20874	583	2.59

zSpace currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,974.24%. As a group, “INTERNET SOFTWARE” companies have a potential upside of 37.18%. Given zSpace’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe zSpace is more favorable than its rivals.

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.