Financial Comparison: Unity Software (NYSE:U) versus Movella (NASDAQ:MVLA)

Movella (NASDAQ:MVLA) and Unity Software (NYSE:U) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Movella and Unity Software”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Movella	-$559,000.00	-0.91	-$220,000.00	N/A	N/A
Unity Software	$2.06 billion	3.77	-$822.01 million	($2.24)	-8.88

Movella has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unity Software.

Profitability

This table compares Movella and Unity Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movella	N/A	N/A	N/A
Unity Software	-38.52%	-8.78%	-4.00%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.9% of Movella shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Unity Software shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Movella shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Unity Software shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Movella has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Movella and Unity Software, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Movella	0	0	1	0	3.00
Unity Software	2	10	7	0	2.26

Movella currently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24,900.00%. Unity Software has a consensus price target of $26.82, suggesting a potential upside of 34.78%. Given Movella’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Movella is more favorable than Unity Software.

Summary

Movella beats Unity Software on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Movella

Movella Holdings Inc. operates as a full-stack provider of sensors, software, and analytics that enable the digitization of movement in the United States. Its real-time character movement in digital environments transforms movement into digital data that provides actionable insights. The company offers Xsens 3D Body Motion Systems comprises wearable sensor systems and motion capture solutions, including MVN Animate or MVN Analyze software, a full-body wearable sensor system, which captures the motion of the human body. It also provides Xsens sensor modules that enables customers to accelerate the development of motion-based applications; and DOT wearables for analysis and reporting of human kinematics. In addition, the company offers Kinduct human performance platform that provides biomechanical, biometric, and objective data for athletic performance, wellness, and injury risk. It serves the entertainment, health and sports, and automation and mobility markets. Movella Holdings Inc. is based in Henderson, Nevada.

About Unity Software

Unity Software Inc. operates a real-time 3D development platform. Its platform provides software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. The company offers its solutions directly through its online store and field sales operations in North America, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, and South Korea, as well as indirectly through independent distributors and resellers worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.