WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVD) vs. Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) Critical Survey

Mobileye Global (NASDAQ:MBLY) and WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVD) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Mobileye Global and WaveDancer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobileye Global	-164.13%	0.63%	0.60%
WaveDancer	-17.55%	-57.30%	-27.44%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.3% of Mobileye Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of WaveDancer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Mobileye Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of WaveDancer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Mobileye Global has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaveDancer has a beta of 3.15, indicating that its share price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Mobileye Global and WaveDancer, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobileye Global	3	10	12	1	2.42
WaveDancer	0	0	0	0	0.00

Mobileye Global presently has a consensus price target of $23.24, indicating a potential upside of 32.71%. Given Mobileye Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mobileye Global is more favorable than WaveDancer.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mobileye Global and WaveDancer”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobileye Global	$2.08 billion	6.83	-$27.00 million	($3.65)	-4.80
WaveDancer	$7.74 million	0.81	-$2.03 million	N/A	N/A

WaveDancer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mobileye Global.

Summary

Mobileye Global beats WaveDancer on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mobileye Global

Mobileye Global Inc. develops and deploys advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving technologies and solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobileye and Other segments. It offers Driver Assist comprising ADAS and autonomous vehicle solutions that covers safety features, such as real-time detection of road users, geometry, semantics, and markings to provide safety alerts and emergency interventions; Cloud-Enhanced Driver Assist, a solution for drivers with interpretations of a scene in real-time; Mobileye SuperVision Lite, a navigation and assisted driving solution; and Mobileye SuperVision, an operational point-to-point assisted driving navigation solution on various road types and includes cloud-based enhancements, such as road experience management. The company also provides Mobileye Chauffeur, a first-generation solution for eyes-off/hands-off driving with a human driver still in the driver’s seat; Mobileye Drive, a self-driving system comprising of radar and lidar subsystems, as well as collision avoidance systems, including Mobileye 8 Connect for light and medium-duty vehicles, and Mobileye Shield+ for large vehicles. It serves original equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel. Mobileye Global Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Intel Overseas Funding Corporation.

About WaveDancer

WaveDancer, Inc. develops and maintains information technology systems in the United States. The company also modernizes client information systems; and offers other IT-related professional services to government and commercial organizations. In addition, it offers IT consulting, development, training, migration, and on-site project support; and software development, system modernizations, cloud services, and cybersecurity services. The company was formerly known as Information Analysis Incorporated and changed its name to WaveDancer, Inc. in December 2021. WaveDancer, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.