Critical Survey: TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD) & ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA)

TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD) and ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for TEN and ACV Auctions, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TEN	1	0	0	0	1.00
ACV Auctions	1	4	0	1	2.17

ACV Auctions has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.38%. Given ACV Auctions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than TEN.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of TEN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TEN and ACV Auctions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TEN	-335.04%	-346.32%	-110.44%
ACV Auctions	-9.89%	-7.95%	-3.15%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TEN and ACV Auctions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TEN	$3.50 million	1.37	-$2.97 million	($6.15)	-0.26
ACV Auctions	$637.16 million	2.11	-$79.70 million	($0.43)	-18.14

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

Summary

ACV Auctions beats TEN on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TEN

We are a provider of event planning, production, and broadcasting services headquartered in Pennsylvania. We mainly produce virtual and hybrid events and physical events. Virtual and hybrid events involve virtual and hybrid event planning, production and broadcasting services, and continuing education services, all of which are supported by our proprietary Xyvid Pro Platform. Physical events mainly involve live streaming and video recording of physical events. TEN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania as a business corporation on February 12, 2024. Its previous name was “The Events Network, Inc.” and it changed its name to “TEN Holdings, Inc.” on June 20, 2024. TEN Holdings, Inc. was converted to a Nevada corporation on July 24, 2024. Our principal executive office is located at 1170 Wheeler Way, Langhorne, PA.

About ACV Auctions

ACV Auctions Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for the online auction of wholesale vehicles. It also provides data services that offer insights into the condition and value of used vehicles, as well as offers customer financing services. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.