Contrasting EHang (NASDAQ:EH) & ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA)

EHang (NASDAQ:EH) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares EHang and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EHang	-74.74%	-32.73%	-17.02%
ZenaTech	-306.35%	-3,081.41%	-76.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for EHang and ZenaTech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EHang	3	5	0	0	1.62
ZenaTech	1	1	2	0	2.25

EHang presently has a consensus price target of $6.70, suggesting a potential upside of 82.56%. ZenaTech has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 588.92%. Given ZenaTech’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than EHang.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares EHang and ZenaTech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EHang	$72.86 million	3.78	-$39.47 million	($0.62)	-5.92
ZenaTech	$9.24 million	14.22	-$32.36 million	($1.48)	-0.44

ZenaTech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EHang. EHang is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZenaTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.0% of EHang shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of EHang shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

EHang has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 7.52, meaning that its stock price is 652% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EHang beats ZenaTech on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EHang

EHang Holdings Limited operates as an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company in the People's Republic of China, East Asia, West Asia, Europe, and internationally. It designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and operates AAVs, as well as their supporting systems and infrastructure for various industries and applications, including passenger transportation, logistics, smart city management, and aerial media solutions. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

About ZenaTech

ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cryptocurrency wallets and cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the agriculture industry; cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field management software and mobile solutions; integrated cloud-based enterprise software and hardware drone technology solutions for various industries; and browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.