Reviewing Urgent.ly (ULY) & Its Rivals

Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY) is one of 146 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Urgent.ly to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Urgent.ly and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urgent.ly	$184.65 million	$74.73 million	-0.01
Urgent.ly Competitors	$6.69 billion	$10.47 million	-4.88

Urgent.ly’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Urgent.ly. Urgent.ly is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urgent.ly	45.36%	N/A	-91.83%
Urgent.ly Competitors	-118.55%	-1,827.97%	-7.17%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Urgent.ly and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urgent.ly	0	0	1	0	3.00
Urgent.ly Competitors	765	4072	5719	118	2.49

Urgent.ly currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 244.83%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 28.98%. Given Urgent.ly’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Urgent.ly beats its competitors on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Urgent.ly Company Profile

Urgent.ly Inc. offers mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.