HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF) & Gores Holdings IX (NASDAQ:GHIX) Head-To-Head Contrast

Gores Holdings IX (NASDAQ:GHIX) and HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF) are both unclassified companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gores Holdings IX and HORIBA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gores Holdings IX	N/A	N/A	$23.25 million	N/A	N/A
HORIBA	$1.97 billion	1.35	$286.14 million	$5.60	11.22

HORIBA has higher revenue and earnings than Gores Holdings IX.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gores Holdings IX and HORIBA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gores Holdings IX	0	0	0	0	N/A
HORIBA	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.1% of Gores Holdings IX shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Gores Holdings IX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Gores Holdings IX has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HORIBA has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gores Holdings IX and HORIBA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gores Holdings IX	N/A	-59.88%	3.41%
HORIBA	11.49%	12.45%	7.91%

Summary

HORIBA beats Gores Holdings IX on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gores Holdings IX

Gores Holdings IX, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect on a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

About HORIBA

HORIBA, Ltd. manufactures and sells instruments and systems worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Automotive, Environment/Process, Medical, Semiconductor, and Scientific. The Automotive segment offers engine emission measurement devices; in-use vehicle emission measurement devices; on-board emission measurement devices; in-vehicle exhaust gas measuring devices; driveline test systems; engine test systems; brake test systems; fuel cell test devices; battery test devices; and vehicle development engineering and test engineering services, as well as leases and manages research and development facilities. The Environment/Process segment provides flue gas analyzers, water quality measuring devices, air pollution monitoring analyzers, environmental radiation measuring instruments, and process measurement equipment. The Medical segment offers hematology and CRP, immunology, clinical chemistry, and blood glucose analyzers, blood cell counters, biochemical testing devices, blood glucose testing devices, as well as coagulation/hemostasis analyzers. The Semiconductor segment provides mass flow controllers, chemical concentration monitors, semiconductor contaminant inspection equipment, and residual gas analyzer. The Scientific segment offers Raman spectrometers, pH meters, water quality measuring devices, particle size distribution measuring devices, X -ray fluorescence analyzers, elemental analyzers, fluorescence spectroscopy/lifetime measurement devices, spectrometer/detectors, and gratings. It also engages in the fund management, software development, and automation software for engine. The company's products are used in arts, entertainment, and recreation; education, research and development, and government institution; food and beverage; energy and environment; health care; industrials; information technology; water; materials; mobility and transport; and waste management applications. HORIBA, Ltd. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.