Matterport (MTTR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NAVI or MTTR?

In the previous week, Navient had 4 more articles in the media than Matterport. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Navient and 7 mentions for Matterport. Navient's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Matterport's score of 0.63 indicating that Navient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Matterport	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NAVI or MTTR more profitable?

Navient has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Matterport's net margin of -157.21%. Navient's return on equity of 8.62% beat Matterport's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navient	1.71%	8.62%	0.41%
Matterport	-157.21%	-32.19%	-26.60%

Do analysts prefer NAVI or MTTR?

Navient currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Matterport has a consensus price target of $5.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Matterport's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Matterport is more favorable than Navient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navient	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.63
Matterport	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NAVI or MTTR?

Navient has higher revenue and earnings than Matterport. Matterport is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navient, 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
Navient	$4.83B	0.34	$228M	$0.69	21.94
Matterport	$162.28M	9.31	-$199.08M	-$0.83	-5.64

Which has more volatility & risk, NAVI or MTTR?

Navient has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Matterport has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NAVI or MTTR?

Navient received 400 more outperform votes than Matterport when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.24% of users gave Navient an outperform vote while only 44.07% of users gave Matterport an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Navient	Outperform Votes 426 48.24%	Underperform Votes 457 51.76%
Matterport	Outperform Votes 26 44.07%	Underperform Votes 33 55.93%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NAVI or MTTR?

97.1% of Navient shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Matterport shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Navient shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Matterport shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Navient beats Matterport on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.