Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN – Get Free Report) and Marchex (NASDAQ:MCHX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.4% of Uxin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Marchex shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.9% of Uxin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Marchex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Uxin and Marchex”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Uxin | $190.40 million | 3.11 | -$11.18 million | ($0.20) | -15.75 |
| Marchex | $45.42 million | 1.50 | -$4.95 million | ($0.11) | -14.00 |
Marchex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Uxin. Uxin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marchex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Uxin and Marchex, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Uxin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Marchex | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Uxin presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. Given Uxin’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Uxin is more favorable than Marchex.
Profitability
This table compares Uxin and Marchex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Uxin | -10.66% | N/A | -8.15% |
| Marchex | -11.53% | -14.94% | -11.51% |
Risk and Volatility
Uxin has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marchex has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Uxin beats Marchex on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Uxin
Uxin Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail sale of vehicles in China. The company operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. It also offers used-car acquisition, inspection, reconditioning, warehousing, pre-sales and after-sales, and various car-related value-added products and services, as well as warranty and repair, delivery, and title transfers and vehicle registration services. Uxin Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
About Marchex
Marchex, Inc., a conversation intelligence company, provides conversational analytics and related solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally. Its products include Marketing Edge that identifies which campaigns and channels are driving inbound conversations, evaluates what happens during those conversations, and closes the sales loop by connecting converted sales to marketing driven leads; Sonar Business Text Messaging, an artificial intelligence (AI) empowered intelligent workflow enabled mobile messaging solution that enables operations, sales, and marketing teams to communicate personally with field staff, prospects, and customers; Marchex Platform Services, a robust API-based conversation intelligence product that allows executives, sales, customer engagement, and marketing teams to apply Marchex AI to most any calls, regardless of communication platform, in order to identify actionable insights from conversations with their customers; Spotlight, an AI conversation analytics product for multi-location businesses; and Engage, a solution that provides locations with applications to enhance their overall performance. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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