Head-To-Head Analysis: Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) & zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC)

zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) and Dayforce (NYSE:DAY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares zSpace and Dayforce’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
zSpace	-68.88%	N/A	-177.47%
Dayforce	-7.91%	6.54%	1.92%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for zSpace and Dayforce, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
zSpace	1	1	4	0	2.50
Dayforce	2	14	1	1	2.06

zSpace presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,995.74%. Dayforce has a consensus target price of $70.36, indicating a potential upside of 1.51%. Given zSpace’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe zSpace is more favorable than Dayforce.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares zSpace and Dayforce”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
zSpace	$38.10 million	0.35	-$20.82 million	($0.79)	-0.57
Dayforce	$1.76 billion	6.30	$18.10 million	($0.94)	-73.73

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

Summary

Dayforce beats zSpace on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.

About Dayforce

Dayforce Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll and tax, workforce management, wallet, benefits, and talent intelligence functionalities; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. The company also provides payroll and payroll-related services; and implementation and professional services. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was formerly known as Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dayforce Inc. in February 2024. Dayforce Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.