Head to Head Review: Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) & Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR)

Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) and Pathfinder Acquisition (NASDAQ:PFDR) 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 institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Semrush and Pathfinder Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Semrush	3.29%	4.93%	3.29%
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	-102.69%	4.33%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Semrush and Pathfinder Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Semrush	$428.63 million	4.14	$950,000.00	($0.02)	-594.75
Pathfinder Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$7.97 million	N/A	N/A

Pathfinder Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Semrush.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Semrush and Pathfinder Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Semrush	0	5	0	0	2.00
Pathfinder Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Semrush presently has a consensus target price of $10.80, suggesting a potential downside of 9.21%. Given Semrush’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Semrush is more favorable than Pathfinder Acquisition.

Volatility and Risk

Semrush has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pathfinder Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.9% of Semrush shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 55.6% of Semrush shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Pathfinder Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Semrush beats Pathfinder Acquisition on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Semrush

Semrush Holdings, Inc. develops an online visibility management software-as-a-service platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company enables companies to identify and reach the right audience for their content through the right channels. Its platform enables the company's customers to understand trends and act upon insights to enhance the online visibility, and drive traffic to their websites and social media pages, as well as online listings, distribute targeted content to their customers, and measure the digital marketing campaigns. The company serves small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and marketing agencies, including consumer internet, digital media, education, financial services, healthcare, retail, software, telecommunications, and others. Semrush Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Pathfinder Acquisition

Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the technology or technology-enabled sectors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Palo Alto, California.