Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD – Get Free Report) and BigBear.ai (NYSE:BBAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Allbirds and BigBear.ai’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allbirds | -53.36% | -173.54% | -67.54% |
| BigBear.ai | -65.20% | -13.44% | -10.63% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Allbirds and BigBear.ai, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allbirds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| BigBear.ai | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
44.1% of Allbirds shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of BigBear.ai shares are held by institutional investors. 30.7% of Allbirds shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of BigBear.ai shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Allbirds and BigBear.ai”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allbirds | $152.47 million | 0.14 | -$77.28 million | ($9.12) | -0.27 |
| BigBear.ai | $127.67 million | 12.15 | -$293.91 million | ($0.21) | -15.40 |
Allbirds has higher revenue and earnings than BigBear.ai. BigBear.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allbirds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Allbirds has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BigBear.ai has a beta of 3.35, suggesting that its stock price is 235% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BigBear.ai beats Allbirds on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allbirds
Allbirds, Inc. manufactures and sells footwear and apparel products for men and women in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of lifestyle and performance shoes; and apparel, including classic tees and sweats, socks, and underwear. It sells its products through its retail stores, as well as online. The company was formerly known as Bozz, Inc. and changed its name to Allbirds, Inc. in December 2015. Allbirds, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About BigBear.ai
BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions. It offers national security, supply chain management, and digital identity and biometrics solutions. The company also provides data ingestion, data enrichment, data processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and predictive visualization solutions and services. It serves nation defense and intelligence agencies, border protection, transportation security, manufacturing, distribution and logistics, travel, entertainment, and tourism sectors. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.
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