Western Acquisition Ventures (WAVS) Competitors $11.12 -0.48 (-4.14%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WAVS vs. EXFY, EGAN, ARBE, ATGL, SSTI, CRNC, CMCM, STRM, XNET, and SKILShould you be buying Western Acquisition Ventures stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Acquisition Ventures include Expensify (EXFY), eGain (EGAN), Arbe Robotics (ARBE), Alpha Technology Group (ATGL), SoundThinking (SSTI), Cerence (CRNC), Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), Streamline Health Solutions (STRM), Xunlei (XNET), and Skillsoft (SKIL). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Western Acquisition Ventures vs. Expensify eGain Arbe Robotics Alpha Technology Group SoundThinking Cerence Cheetah Mobile Streamline Health Solutions Xunlei Skillsoft Expensify (NASDAQ:EXFY) and Western Acquisition Ventures (NASDAQ:WAVS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EXFY or WAVS? Expensify received 17 more outperform votes than Western Acquisition Ventures when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformExpensifyOutperform Votes1730.36% Underperform Votes3969.64% Western Acquisition VenturesN/AN/A Which has higher earnings and valuation, EXFY or WAVS? Western Acquisition Ventures has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expensify. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioExpensify$150.69M0.95-$41.46M-$0.37-5.05Western Acquisition VenturesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, EXFY or WAVS? Expensify has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Acquisition Ventures has a beta of -0.18, indicating that its share price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate EXFY or WAVS? Expensify presently has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 40.37%. Given Expensify's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Expensify is more favorable than Western Acquisition Ventures.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Expensify 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Western Acquisition Ventures 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in EXFY or WAVS? 68.4% of Expensify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Expensify shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.3% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are owned by 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 EXFY or WAVS more profitable? Western Acquisition Ventures has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Expensify's net margin of -22.41%. Western Acquisition Ventures' return on equity of 0.00% beat Expensify's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Expensify-22.41% -29.82% -16.19% Western Acquisition Ventures N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor EXFY or WAVS? In the previous week, Expensify had 3 more articles in the media than Western Acquisition Ventures. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Expensify and 0 mentions for Western Acquisition Ventures. Western Acquisition Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Expensify's score of 0.33 indicating that Western Acquisition Ventures is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Expensify Neutral Western Acquisition Ventures Positive SummaryExpensify beats Western Acquisition Ventures on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WAVS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Acquisition VenturesHolding Offices IndustryUnclassified SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.92M$417.91M$111.49M$8.52BDividend YieldN/A8.10%N/A4.13%P/E RatioN/A9.099.1316.13Price / SalesN/A100.019.4792.21Price / CashN/A74.9295.6034.18Price / BookN/A74.19525.095.07Net IncomeN/A$31.01M$2.17M$225.46M7 Day Performance-8.85%-0.94%-0.69%0.07%1 Month Performance4.41%-0.72%-0.38%3.93%1 Year PerformanceN/A11.81%16.68%32.51% Western Acquisition Ventures Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAVSWestern Acquisition VenturesN/A$11.12-4.1%N/AN/A$40.57MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeEXFYExpensify3.2957 of 5 stars$1.89+2.7%$2.63+38.9%-30.2%$163.47M$138.53M-5.11133Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageEGANeGain3.5941 of 5 stars$5.15+0.4%$9.50+84.5%-13.4%$153.61M$92.80M20.60690Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageARBEArbe Robotics0.9499 of 5 stars$1.86-0.5%N/A-7.3%$145.49M$1.37M-2.55120News CoverageGap DownATGLAlpha Technology GroupN/A$9.60-10.9%N/A+122.4%$144M$9.17M0.0023SSTISoundThinking3.3734 of 5 stars$11.24-2.3%$22.13+96.8%-35.4%$143.79M$102.39M-70.25213News CoveragePositive NewsCRNCCerence3.3761 of 5 stars$3.31+2.2%$8.41+154.2%-79.4%$138.37M$357.46M-0.241,700Short Interest ↑Gap UpCMCMCheetah Mobile0.239 of 5 stars$4.59+2.9%N/A+159.5%$137.16M$709.82M0.00850Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpSTRMStreamline Health Solutions2.6537 of 5 stars$2.19+4.8%N/A-64.7%$135.85M$20.30M-0.44130Analyst ForecastGap UpXNETXunlei2.1038 of 5 stars$2.08+1.0%N/A+38.4%$133.90M$344.79M9.041,215Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSKILSkillsoft3.5645 of 5 stars$15.84+0.6%$36.67+131.5%-10.6%$129.62M$536.51M-0.382,318 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EXFY Alternatives EGAN Alternatives ARBE Alternatives ATGL Alternatives SSTI Alternatives CRNC Alternatives CMCM Alternatives STRM Alternatives XNET Alternatives SKIL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WAVS) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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