Head to Head Contrast: ATRenew (NYSE:RERE) vs. Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA)

Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA) and ATRenew (NYSE:RERE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of ATRenew shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Society Pass shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of ATRenew shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Society Pass has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATRenew has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Society Pass and ATRenew, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Society Pass	2	0	1	1	2.25
ATRenew	0	1	0	0	2.00

Society Pass currently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5,109.54%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Society Pass is more favorable than ATRenew.

Profitability

This table compares Society Pass and ATRenew’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Society Pass	-145.99%	-343.41%	-39.70%
ATRenew	1.60%	9.87%	6.97%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Society Pass and ATRenew”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Society Pass	$7.11 million	0.46	-$10.23 million	($2.43)	-0.18
ATRenew	$3.01 billion	0.32	$48.09 million	$0.20	22.08

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

Summary

ATRenew beats Society Pass on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Society Pass

Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About ATRenew

ATRenew Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in the People's Republic of China. It primarily sells mobile phones, laptops, tablets, drones, digital cameras; and vintage bags, watches, liquor, gold, and various household goods through its online platforms and offline stores, as well as provides services to third-party merchants to sell the products through its platforms. The company was formerly known as AiHuiShou International Co. Ltd. and changed its name to ATRenew Inc. November 2021. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.