Head to Head Analysis: Workiva (NYSE:WK) and Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY)

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) and Workiva (NYSE:WK) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pony AI and Workiva”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pony AI	$90.00 million	29.49	-$133.97 million	($0.36)	-16.97
Workiva	$965.70 million	4.18	-$26.17 million	$0.82	87.71

Workiva has higher revenue and earnings than Pony AI. Pony AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workiva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Pony AI has a beta of 3.89, suggesting that its stock price is 289% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workiva has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.2% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Workiva shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Pony AI and Workiva’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pony AI	-118.47%	-14.86%	-13.97%
Workiva	4.87%	-140.17%	3.74%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Pony AI and Workiva, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pony AI	1	2	7	0	2.60
Workiva	1	0	9	1	2.91

Pony AI presently has a consensus target price of $19.57, suggesting a potential upside of 220.38%. Workiva has a consensus target price of $87.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Given Pony AI’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pony AI is more favorable than Workiva.

Summary

Workiva beats Pony AI on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pony AI

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.

About Workiva

Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and allows customers to connect data from multiple enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.