Comparing Coursera (NYSE:COUR) & CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI)

CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CXApp and Coursera”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CXApp	$7.14 million	1.50	-$19.41 million	($0.59)	-0.64
Coursera	$694.67 million	1.88	-$79.53 million	($0.29)	-27.02

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

14.4% of CXApp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Coursera shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of CXApp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Coursera shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares CXApp and Coursera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CXApp	-227.71%	-78.32%	-39.91%
Coursera	-6.19%	-4.75%	-3.05%

Volatility & Risk

CXApp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coursera has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for CXApp and Coursera, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CXApp	1	0	0	0	1.00
Coursera	1	5	7	0	2.46

Coursera has a consensus price target of $12.64, indicating a potential upside of 61.28%. Given Coursera’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coursera is more favorable than CXApp.

Summary

Coursera beats CXApp on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CXApp

CXApp Inc. provides a workplace experience platform for enterprise customers. It offers CXApp, a software-as-a-service platform with native mapping, analytics, on-device positioning, and applications technologies for use in various applications, such as workplace experience, employee engagement, desk and meeting room reservations, workplace analytics, occupancy management, content delivery, corporate communications and notifications, event management, live indoor mapping, wayfinding, and navigation. The company was formerly known as KINS Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to CXApp Inc. in March 2023. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc. operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack. It offers its products to individuals, enterprise, business, campus, and government. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.