Movano (MOVE) Competitors

Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) and LivePerson (NASDAQ:LPSN) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do analysts rate MOVE or LPSN?

Movano presently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 896.68%. LivePerson has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 48.60%. Given Movano's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Movano is more favorable than LivePerson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Movano	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LivePerson	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MOVE or LPSN?

LivePerson received 297 more outperform votes than Movano when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.88% of users gave Movano an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave LivePerson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Movano	Outperform Votes 185 70.88%	Underperform Votes 76 29.12%
LivePerson	Outperform Votes 482 57.86%	Underperform Votes 351 42.14%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MOVE or LPSN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Movano	N/A	N/A	-$29.28M	-$5.11	-0.59
LivePerson	$401.98M	0.19	-$100.43M	-$1.53	-0.55

Does the media refer more to MOVE or LPSN?

In the previous week, Movano had 63 more articles in the media than LivePerson. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Movano and 5 mentions for LivePerson. Movano's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat LivePerson's score of -0.49 indicating that Movano is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Movano	18 Very Positive mention(s)	18 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
LivePerson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MOVE or LPSN?

16.6% of Movano shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of LivePerson shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Movano shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of LivePerson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MOVE or LPSN more profitable?

Movano has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LivePerson's net margin of -18.72%. LivePerson's return on equity of -111.48% beat Movano's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movano	N/A	-345.78%	-198.77%
LivePerson	-18.72%	-111.48%	-6.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, MOVE or LPSN?

Movano has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivePerson has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Movano beats LivePerson on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.