Rice Acquisition Corp. II (RONI) Competitors

Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) and Rice Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:RONI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend NOVT or RONI?

Novanta currently has a consensus target price of $169.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.47%. Given Novanta's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Novanta is more favorable than Rice Acquisition Corp. II.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, NOVT or RONI?

Novanta has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rice Acquisition Corp. II has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOVT or RONI more profitable?

Novanta has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Rice Acquisition Corp. II's net margin of 0.00%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.20% beat Rice Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	-17.93%	-4.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOVT or RONI?

Novanta received 303 more outperform votes than Rice Acquisition Corp. II when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Novanta	Outperform Votes 303 71.80%	Underperform Votes 119 28.20%
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, NOVT or RONI?

Novanta has higher revenue and earnings than Rice Acquisition Corp. II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Novanta	$922.75M	6.61	$72.88M	$1.67	101.67
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$4.07M	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NOVT or RONI?

98.3% of Novanta shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Rice Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Novanta shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Rice Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer NOVT or RONI?

In the previous week, Novanta had 1 more articles in the media than Rice Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Novanta and 0 mentions for Rice Acquisition Corp. II. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Rice Acquisition Corp. II's score of 0.00 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Novanta	Very Positive
Rice Acquisition Corp. II	Neutral

Summary

Novanta beats Rice Acquisition Corp. II on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.