Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) versus Expensify (NASDAQ:EXFY) Financial Contrast

Expensify (NASDAQ:EXFY) and Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Expensify has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full Truck Alliance has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Expensify and Full Truck Alliance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Expensify	-27.70%	-41.91%	-20.39%
Full Truck Alliance	26.19%	6.69%	6.10%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.4% of Expensify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Full Truck Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Expensify shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Full Truck Alliance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Expensify and Full Truck Alliance’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Expensify	$150.69 million	0.83	-$41.46 million	($0.51)	-3.49
Full Truck Alliance	$1.19 billion	N/A	$311.68 million	$0.30	28.58

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Expensify and Full Truck Alliance, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Expensify	2	4	2	0	2.00
Full Truck Alliance	0	0	2	0	3.00

Expensify presently has a consensus price target of $5.93, suggesting a potential upside of 233.07%. Full Truck Alliance has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.79%. Given Expensify’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Expensify is more favorable than Full Truck Alliance.

Summary

Full Truck Alliance beats Expensify on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Expensify

Expensify, Inc. provides a cloud-based expense management software platform to individuals and corporations, small and midsized businesses, and enterprises in the United States and internationally. The company's platform enables users to manage corporate cards, pay bills, generate invoices, collect payments, and book travel. It also offers track and submit plans for individuals. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

About Full Truck Alliance

Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates a digital freight platform that connects shippers with truckers to facilitate shipments across distance ranges, cargo weights, and types in the People's Republic of China. The company offers freight matching services, such as freight listing and brokerage services; and online transaction services, as well as various value-added services, such as credit solutions, insurance brokerage, software solutions, electronic toll collection, and energy services. It also provides technology development and other services. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Guiyang, China.