Financial Analysis: Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) vs. Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL)

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) and Swvl (NASDAQ:SWVL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Amplitude has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swvl has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amplitude and Swvl’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplitude	-25.80%	-32.33%	-19.76%
Swvl	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amplitude and Swvl, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplitude	1	1	10	0	2.75
Swvl	1	0	0	0	1.00

Amplitude currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.62%. Given Amplitude’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amplitude is more favorable than Swvl.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amplitude and Swvl”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplitude	$343.21 million	2.07	-$88.54 million	($0.67)	-10.18
Swvl	$19.33 million	0.70	-$10.34 million	N/A	N/A

Swvl has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amplitude.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.2% of Amplitude shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of Swvl shares are held by institutional investors. 23.8% of Amplitude shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Swvl shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Amplitude beats Swvl on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplitude

Amplitude, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a digital analytics platform that analyzes customer behavior in the United States and internationally. It offers Amplitude Analytics, which provides real-time product data and reconstructed user visits; Amplitude Experiment, a solution that allows teams to test new capabilities and safely roll out new features; Amplitude CDP, an insight-driven solution that encompasses the data infrastructure, audience management, and data streaming capabilities; and Amplitude Session Replay used by product, marketing, and data teams to understand user behavior, diagnose product issues, and improve product outcomes. The company also provides customer support services related to initial implementation setup, ongoing support, and application training. It delivers its application over the Internet as a subscription service using a software-as-a-service model. The company was formerly known as Sonalight, Inc. and changed its name to Amplitude, Inc. in December 2014. Amplitude, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Swvl

Swvl Holdings Corp. provides mass transit ridesharing services. It offers B2C Swvl Retail, which provides riders with a network of minibuses and other vehicles running on fixed or semi-fixed routes within cities; Swvl Travel that allows riders to book rides on long-distance intercity routes on vehicle available through the Swvl platform or through third-party services; and Swvl Business, a transport as a service enterprise product for businesses, schools, municipal transit agencies, and other customers. Swvl Holdings Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.