Analyzing Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) and Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY)

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) and Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Creative Realities and Pony AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creative Realities	-0.06%	-0.11%	-0.05%
Pony AI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Creative Realities and Pony AI”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Creative Realities	$50.85 million	0.76	-$3.51 million	($0.33)	-11.12
Pony AI	$75.03 million	57.70	-$274.12 million	N/A	N/A

Creative Realities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pony AI.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.3% of Creative Realities shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Creative Realities shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Creative Realities and Pony AI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Creative Realities	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pony AI	0	0	3	0	3.00

Creative Realities currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.49%. Pony AI has a consensus price target of $19.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.34%. Given Creative Realities’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than Pony AI.

Summary

Pony AI beats Creative Realities on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers. It also provides hardware system design/engineering, hardware installation, content development, content scheduling, post-deployment network and field support, and media sales, as well as media management and distribution software platforms and networks; device and product management; and customized software service layers, systems, experiences, workflows, and integrated solutions. The company sells its solutions to the automotive, retail, digital out of home comprising advertising networks and retail media networks, foodservice/quick-serve restaurants, financial services, gaming, and sports and entertainment venues. Creative Realities, Inc. is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About Pony AI

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.