Head-To-Head Survey: Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) versus WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD)

WeRide (NASDAQ:WRD) and Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.9% of Verint Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of WeRide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Verint Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares WeRide and Verint Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeRide	N/A	N/A	N/A
Verint Systems	8.49%	15.79%	6.02%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares WeRide and Verint Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeRide	$361.13 million	6.98	-$275.41 million	N/A	N/A
Verint Systems	$909.19 million	1.06	$38.61 million	$1.02	15.16

Verint Systems has higher revenue and earnings than WeRide.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for WeRide and Verint Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeRide	0	0	0	0	0.00
Verint Systems	0	2	4	0	2.67

Verint Systems has a consensus target price of $30.33, indicating a potential upside of 96.21%. Given Verint Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Verint Systems is more favorable than WeRide.

Summary

Verint Systems beats WeRide on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WeRide

WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Tony Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About Verint Systems

Verint Systems Inc. provides customer engagement solutions worldwide. It offers forecasting and scheduling, channels and routing, knowledge management, fraud and security solutions, quality and compliance, analytics and insights, real-time assistance, self-services, financial compliance, and voice pf the consumer solutions. The company provides Verint Open platform designed to help brands increase CX automation across all touchpoints between organization and customers in the contact center, back office, branch, web sites, and mobile apps. It serves banking, insurance, public, retail, and telecommunication industries. Verint Systems Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.