Head-To-Head Contrast: Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) & Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY)

Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) and Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intellicheck	$21.97 million	6.10	-$1.98 million	$0.01	663.00
Moatable	$52.07 million	0.93	-$8.99 million	($0.14)	-21.14

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

Profitability

This table compares Intellicheck and Moatable’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intellicheck	-3.37%	-1.59%	-1.23%
Moatable	-1.97%	-2.47%	-1.69%

Risk and Volatility

Intellicheck has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moatable has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.8% of Intellicheck shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Moatable shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Intellicheck shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.4% of Moatable shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Intellicheck and Moatable, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intellicheck	0	1	3	0	2.75
Moatable	0	0	0	0	0.00

Intellicheck presently has a consensus price target of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Given Intellicheck’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intellicheck is more favorable than Moatable.

Summary

Intellicheck beats Moatable on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intellicheck

Intellicheck, Inc., a technology company, provides on-demand digital identity validation solutions for KYC, fraud, and age verification needs in North America. The company offers solutions for digital and physical identities for financial services, fintech companies, BNPL providers, e-commerce and retail commerce businesses, law enforcement, and government agencies. It provides identity systems products, including commercial identification products, such as Intellicheck Platform, an identity solution that checks whether an ID is valid, matches the ID to the person presenting it, and provides a risk score to determine the risk of doing business with that person; IDN-Portal, an Intellicheck-branded identity validation application that provides the ability to scan an ID using a mobile phone; IDN-Portal+ that offers document validation, retail POS integration, additional data for analytics and analysis, and online validation, and other features; IDN-Direct that provides access to additional data and the ability to use the platform's Risk Score capability to help with decision-making; and Intellicheck mobile app, which provides the ability to login and scan an ID. The company also offers State Aware Software solution, which provides or restricts information that is electronically scanned from an ID based on the electronic reading laws according to the state in which the ID is scanned; data collection devices that enable its software applications to be used on a variety of commercially available credit card terminals, PDAs, tablets, laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and point-of-sale terminals; and instant credit application kiosk software applications. It serves government, military, and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. and changed its name to Intellicheck, Inc. in May 2017. Intellicheck, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

About Moatable

Moatable, Inc. engages in the software as a service business in the United States and internationally. The company develops Chime, an all-in-one real estate sales acceleration and client lifecycle management platform that allows real estate professionals to obtain and nurture leads, close transactions, and retain their clients; and Trucker Path, a driver-centric online transportation management platform to make freight transportation fast, reliable, and efficient. It also provides online and mobile services for the trucking industry in North America. In addition, the company offers bookkeeping and operations management solutions to property managers and landlords. The company was formerly known as Renren Inc. and changed its name to Moatable, Inc. in June 2023. Moatable, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.