Contrasting Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) & Coursera (NYSE:COUR)

Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) and Coursera (NYSE:COUR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.0% of Matterport shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Coursera shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Matterport shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Coursera shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Matterport has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coursera has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Matterport and Coursera, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matterport	0	6	0	0	2.00
Coursera	1	2	8	1	2.75

Matterport presently has a consensus target price of $4.70, indicating a potential downside of 1.88%. Coursera has a consensus target price of $14.73, indicating a potential upside of 93.53%. Given Coursera’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coursera is more favorable than Matterport.

Profitability

This table compares Matterport and Coursera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matterport	-164.17%	-32.22%	-28.08%
Coursera	-14.35%	-13.92%	-9.23%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Matterport and Coursera”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Matterport	$162.28 million	9.28	-$199.08 million	($0.60)	-7.98
Coursera	$673.83 million	1.76	-$116.55 million	($0.69)	-11.03

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

Summary

Coursera beats Matterport on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Matterport

Matterport, Inc., a spatial data company, focuses on digitization and datafication in the United States and internationally. The company offers Matterport Capture Services, a fully managed solution for enterprise subscribers; Matterport Pro3, a 3D camera that scans properties; Matterport Pro2, a 3D camera that captures spaces; LEICA BLK360, a device to create digital twins; Smartphone Capture, a smartphone capture solution for both iOS and Android; and 360 Cameras. It also provides Matterport Axis, a motor-mount accessory for smartphone. The company serves its products in residential and commercial real estate, facilities management and retail, AEC, insurance and repair, and travel and hospitality markets. Matterport, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc. operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack. It offers its products to individuals, enterprise, business, campus, and government. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.