Critical Review: Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) and Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN)

Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) and Culture Medium (OTCMKTS:UPIN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Evolv Technologies and Culture Medium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evolv Technologies	-43.76%	-55.11%	-21.55%
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Culture Medium has a beta of -2.54, suggesting that its share price is 354% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Evolv Technologies and Culture Medium, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evolv Technologies	1	1	3	1	2.67
Culture Medium	0	0	0	0	0.00

Evolv Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $9.13, indicating a potential upside of 41.69%. Given Evolv Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than Culture Medium.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Evolv Technologies and Culture Medium”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Evolv Technologies	$103.86 million	10.83	-$54.02 million	($0.37)	-17.41
Culture Medium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Culture Medium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Evolv Technologies.

Summary

Evolv Technologies beats Culture Medium on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Evolv Technologies

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based weapons detection for security screening in the United States and internationally. Its products include Evolv Express, a touchless security screening system designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and tactical knives; and Evolv Insights that provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance, and alarm statistics. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

About Culture Medium

Universal Power Industry Corporation designs, imports, and wholesales apparel under the Indigo People brand. It also identifies and acquires residential land for the development, as well as light income-producing commercial properties; and distributes fire suppression products. The company was formerly known as Code Navy and changed its name to Universal Power Industry Corporation in April 2016. Universal Power Industry Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Great Neck, New York.