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Financial Analysis: TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP) Vs. WidePoint (NYSE:WYY)

Defense World ·  Nov 30, 2022 15:01

TuSimple (NASDAQ:TSP – Get Rating) and WidePoint (NYSE:WYY – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.3% of TuSimple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of WidePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of TuSimple shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of WidePoint shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TuSimple and WidePoint's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
TuSimple $6.26 million 77.81 -$732.67 million ($2.02) -1.08
WidePoint $87.34 million 0.20 $340,000.00 ($1.74) -1.16
WidePoint has higher revenue and earnings than TuSimple. WidePoint is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TuSimple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares TuSimple and WidePoint's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TuSimple -4,697.76% -36.09% -33.77%
WidePoint -16.03% 2.98% 1.53%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for TuSimple and WidePoint, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TuSimple 4 4 5 0 2.08
WidePoint 0 0 0 0 N/A

TuSimple presently has a consensus target price of $23.58, indicating a potential upside of 981.80%. Given TuSimple's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TuSimple is more favorable than WidePoint.

Risk & Volatility

TuSimple has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WidePoint has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WidePoint beats TuSimple on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TuSimple

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TuSimple Holdings Inc., an autonomous technology company, develops autonomous technology specifically designed for semi-trucks in the United States and internationally. It intends to produce a line of purpose-built (Level 4) L4 autonomous semi-trucks for the North American market. The company operates its Autonomous Freight Network (AFN) L4 autonomous semi-trucks equipped with its autonomous driving technology. Its AFN is an ecosystem that consists of L4 autonomous semi-trucks, high definition digital mapped routes, terminals, and TuSimple Connect, a cloud-based autonomous operations oversight system. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About WidePoint

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WidePoint Corporation provides technology management as a service (TMaaS) to the government and business enterprises in North America and Europe. It offers TMaaS solutions through a federal government certified proprietary portal to manage, analyze, and protect communications assets, as well as deploy identity management solutions that provide secured virtual and physical access to restricted environments. The company provides telecom lifecycle management, mobile and identity management, and digital billing and analytics solutions. It also offers information technology as a service, including cybersecurity, cloud, network operation, and professional services. WidePoint Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.

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