Head-To-Head Review: Tempo Automation (NASDAQ:TMPO) vs. Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM)

Tempo Automation (NASDAQ:TMPO) and Cambium Networks (NASDAQ:CMBM) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Tempo Automation and Cambium Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tempo Automation	N/A	N/A	-428.46%
Cambium Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Tempo Automation has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cambium Networks has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Tempo Automation and Cambium Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tempo Automation	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cambium Networks	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.0% of Tempo Automation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of Cambium Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Tempo Automation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.3% of Cambium Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tempo Automation and Cambium Networks”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tempo Automation	$10.93 million	0.04	-$144.85 million	($4.13)	-0.00
Cambium Networks	$172.22 million	0.07	-$77.42 million	($2.10)	-0.19

Cambium Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Tempo Automation. Cambium Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tempo Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Cambium Networks beats Tempo Automation on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tempo Automation

Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. manufactures and sells electronic products. The company produces printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for prototype and on-demand production markets; and turnkey PCBA services. It serves space, semiconductor, aviation and defense, and medical device, as well as industrials and e-commerce industries. Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. On December 8, 2023, Tempo Automation Holdings, Inc., along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

About Cambium Networks

Cambium Networks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, and manufacture of wireless broadband and Wi-Fi networking infrastructure solutions. The company offers point-to-point fixed wireless backhaul and point-to-multipoint fixed wireless solutions; and enterprise solutions comprising cnMatrix cloud-managed wireless-aware switching solution, Xirrus Wi-Fi solutions, and Wi-Fi 6/6E access points which support cnMaestro and Xirrus XMS management. It also offers cnMatrix Ethernet enterprise switching solutions; cnMaestro and cnMaestro X network management platform that provide users with an integrated, intelligent, and easy to use tool for end-to-end network management; network planning tools, such as cnHeat, a network planning subscription service that provides a heat map coverage model display of locations for FWB connectivity; LINKPlanner that allows users to visualize and analyze hypothetical network deployment scenarios to evaluate performance and reliability; and cnArcher, a smartphone app that accelerates installation and deployment of fixed wireless products by field technicians. The company's products are used in broadband access, wireless backhaul, Internet of Things, public safety, national security, and defense communications networks, and Wi-Fi access applications. It serves public or private network operators; broadband internet service providers; mobile network operators; mid-market enterprises, such as education, hospitality, multi-dwelling units, and retail; state and local government; energy, mining, rail operator and utility industries; and military agencies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Vector Cambium Holdings (Cayman), Ltd. and changed its name to Cambium Networks Corporation in 2018. Cambium Networks Corporation was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.