Contrasting DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) & Cantor Equity Partners (NASDAQ:CEP)

DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) and Cantor Equity Partners (NASDAQ:CEP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for DevvStream and Cantor Equity Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DevvStream	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cantor Equity Partners	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.8% of DevvStream shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of DevvStream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Cantor Equity Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares DevvStream and Cantor Equity Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DevvStream	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cantor Equity Partners	N/A	-12.06%	0.23%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DevvStream and Cantor Equity Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DevvStream	$30,000.00	177.92	-$12.07 million	($2.70)	-0.51
Cantor Equity Partners	N/A	N/A	$1.54 million	($0.06)	-223.67

Cantor Equity Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DevvStream. Cantor Equity Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DevvStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

DevvStream has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantor Equity Partners has a beta of -5.69, suggesting that its stock price is 669% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DevvStream beats Cantor Equity Partners on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DevvStream

DevvStream Holdings Inc. is a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based solutions. DevvStream Holdings Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., is based in NEW YORK.

About Cantor Equity Partners

Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. is a blank check company, which engages in the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded on November 11, 2020 and is headquartered in New York, NY.