Arbe Robotics (NASDAQ:ARBE – Get Rating) and IDEX Biometrics ASA (NASDAQ:IDBA – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Arbe Robotics has a beta of -0.73, suggesting that its share price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDEX Biometrics ASA has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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This table compares Arbe Robotics and IDEX Biometrics ASA's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Arbe Robotics | -1,151.35% | -74.78% | -60.66% |
| IDEX Biometrics ASA | -819.01% | -142.69% | -120.97% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
7.5% of Arbe Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of IDEX Biometrics ASA shares are held by institutional investors. 53.5% of Arbe Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of IDEX Biometrics ASA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Arbe Robotics and IDEX Biometrics ASA's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Arbe Robotics | $3.52 million | 54.35 | -$40.49 million | ($0.71) | -4.15 |
| IDEX Biometrics ASA | $4.09 million | 26.64 | -$32.66 million | ($2.09) | -3.34 |
IDEX Biometrics ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Arbe Robotics. Arbe Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDEX Biometrics ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Arbe Robotics and IDEX Biometrics ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Arbe Robotics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| IDEX Biometrics ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Arbe Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 205.08%. Given Arbe Robotics' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arbe Robotics is more favorable than IDEX Biometrics ASA.
Summary
Arbe Robotics beats IDEX Biometrics ASA on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Arbe Robotics
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Arbe Robotics Ltd., a semiconductor company, provides 4D imaging radar solutions for tier 1 automotive suppliers and automotive manufacturers in Israel and the United States. It offers 4D imaging radar chipset solutions that address the core issues that have caused autonomous vehicle and autopilot accidents, such as detecting stationary objects, identifying vulnerable road users, and eliminating false alarms without radar ambiguities. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.
About IDEX Biometrics ASA
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IDEX Biometrics ASA engages in the design, development, and sale of fingerprint authentication solutions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's fingerprint authentication solutions are used primarily in contactless financial payment, access control, and smart cards, as well as card-based devices for the storage of digital currencies. It primarily serves manufacturers of smart cards for financial payment applications and biometric payment card markets. IDEX Biometrics ASA was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
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