Reviewing ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) & TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD)

ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) and TEN (NASDAQ:XHLD) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ACV Auctions and TEN”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACV Auctions	$637.16 million	2.23	-$79.70 million	($0.43)	-19.23
TEN	$3.50 million	1.20	-$2.97 million	($6.15)	-0.23

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

Profitability

This table compares ACV Auctions and TEN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACV Auctions	-9.89%	-7.95%	-3.15%
TEN	-335.04%	-346.32%	-110.44%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of ACV Auctions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of TEN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for ACV Auctions and TEN, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACV Auctions	1	4	0	1	2.17
TEN	1	0	0	0	1.00

ACV Auctions currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.83%. Given ACV Auctions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ACV Auctions is more favorable than TEN.

Summary

ACV Auctions beats TEN on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACV Auctions

ACV Auctions Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for the online auction of wholesale vehicles. It also provides data services that offer insights into the condition and value of used vehicles, as well as offers customer financing services. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

About TEN

We are a provider of event planning, production, and broadcasting services headquartered in Pennsylvania. We mainly produce virtual and hybrid events and physical events. Virtual and hybrid events involve virtual and hybrid event planning, production and broadcasting services, and continuing education services, all of which are supported by our proprietary Xyvid Pro Platform. Physical events mainly involve live streaming and video recording of physical events. TEN Holdings, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania as a business corporation on February 12, 2024. Its previous name was “The Events Network, Inc.” and it changed its name to “TEN Holdings, Inc.” on June 20, 2024. TEN Holdings, Inc. was converted to a Nevada corporation on July 24, 2024. Our principal executive office is located at 1170 Wheeler Way, Langhorne, PA.