Contrasting Urgent.ly (ULY) & Its Rivals

Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY) is one of 147 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Urgent.ly to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Urgent.ly and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urgent.ly	$184.65 million	$74.73 million	-0.01
Urgent.ly Competitors	$941.93 million	$10.37 million	-4.14

Urgent.ly’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Urgent.ly. Urgent.ly is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Urgent.ly and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urgent.ly	0	0	1	0	3.00
Urgent.ly Competitors	769	4087	5728	119	2.49

Urgent.ly presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 244.83%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 24.47%. Given Urgent.ly’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urgent.ly	45.36%	N/A	-91.83%
Urgent.ly Competitors	-116.83%	-1,808.48%	-7.16%

Summary

Urgent.ly beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Urgent.ly

Urgent.ly Inc. offers mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.