ECARX (NASDAQ:ECX – Get Free Report) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ECARX and Waystar, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ECARX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Waystar | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3.09 |
Waystar has a consensus target price of $32.90, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Given Waystar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waystar is more favorable than ECARX.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ECARX | -22.01% | N/A | -30.30% |
| Waystar | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares ECARX and Waystar”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ECARX | $657.10 million | 0.83 | -$132.42 million | ($0.50) | -3.22 |
| Waystar | $791.01 million | 6.80 | -$51.33 million | N/A | N/A |
Waystar has higher revenue and earnings than ECARX.
Summary
Waystar beats ECARX on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ECARX
ECARX Holdings Inc. develops a full stack automotive computing platform to shape the interaction between people and cars by rapidly advancing the technology by smart mobility worldwide. It offers system on chips, central computing platforms, operating systems, and software. Its core products include infotainment head units, digital cockpits, vehicle chip-set solutions, core operating system, and integrated software stack. The company has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Black Sesame Technologies. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
About Waystar
Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.
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