Head-To-Head Survey: BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI) versus Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC)

BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI – Get Rating) and Global Arena (OTCMKTS:GAHC – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares BigBear.ai and Global Arena’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BigBear.ai	-139.45%	-383.61%	-59.40%
Global Arena	-164.12%	N/A	-237.07%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.5% of BigBear.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of BigBear.ai shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Global Arena shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

BigBear.ai has a beta of 4.12, meaning that its share price is 312% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Arena has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BigBear.ai and Global Arena, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BigBear.ai	0	1	0	0	2.00
Global Arena	0	0	0	0	N/A

BigBear.ai presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 354.55%. Given BigBear.ai’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BigBear.ai is more favorable than Global Arena.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BigBear.ai and Global Arena’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BigBear.ai	$145.58 million	2.13	-$123.55 million	($1.74)	-1.26
Global Arena	$1.22 million	0.20	-$910,000.00	N/A	N/A

Global Arena has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BigBear.ai.

Summary

BigBear.ai beats Global Arena on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BigBear.ai

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BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence and machine learning for decision support. The company operates through two segments, Cyber & Engineering and Analytics. The Cyber & Engineering segment offers high-end technology and management consulting services. It focuses in the areas of cloud engineering and enterprise IT, cybersecurity, computer network operations and wireless, systems engineering, and strategy and program planning. The Analytics segment provides high-end technology and consulting services. This segment focuses on the areas of big data computing and analytical solutions, including predictive and prescriptive analytics solutions. Its solutions assist customers in aggregating, interpreting, and synthesizing data to enable real-time decision-making capabilities. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.

About Global Arena

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Global Arena Holding, Inc. is a holding company engaged in the development of elections technology software and hardware. The firm, through its subsidiary, Global Election Services, provides technology-enabled election services. The company was founded in February 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.