Analyzing ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) & Rich Sparkle (NASDAQ:ANPA)

ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA) and Rich Sparkle (NASDAQ:ANPA) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ACV Auctions and Rich Sparkle”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACV Auctions	$637.16 million	1.49	-$79.70 million	($0.43)	-12.81
Rich Sparkle	$5.83 million	56.58	N/A	N/A	N/A

Rich Sparkle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ACV Auctions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of ACV Auctions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ACV Auctions and Rich Sparkle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACV Auctions	-9.89%	-7.95%	-3.15%
Rich Sparkle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for ACV Auctions and Rich Sparkle, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACV Auctions	1	1	0	1	2.33
Rich Sparkle	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

ACV Auctions beats Rich Sparkle on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACV Auctions

ACV Auctions Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for the online auction of wholesale vehicles. It also provides data services that offer insights into the condition and value of used vehicles, as well as offers customer financing services. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

About Rich Sparkle

Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited is a financial printing and corporate services provider which specializes in designing and printing quality financial print materials principally in Hong Kong. Its service portfolio covers a myriad of deliverables, mainly including listing documents, financial reports, fund documents, circulars and announcements. Rich Sparkle Holdings Limited is based in Hong Kong.