Head to Head Contrast: Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC)

Trend Micro (OTCMKTS:TMICY) and zSpace (NASDAQ:ZSPC) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Trend Micro and zSpace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trend Micro	12.30%	27.93%	8.63%
zSpace	-91.13%	N/A	-236.00%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Trend Micro shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of zSpace shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Trend Micro and zSpace, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trend Micro	1	0	0	1	2.50
zSpace	1	2	0	0	1.67

zSpace has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential upside of 49,800.20%. Given zSpace’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe zSpace is more favorable than Trend Micro.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Trend Micro and zSpace”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trend Micro	$1.85 billion	2.67	$231.30 million	$1.76	21.40
zSpace	$27.86 million	0.20	-$25.39 million	($16.94)	-0.01

Trend Micro has higher revenue and earnings than zSpace. zSpace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trend Micro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Trend Micro has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, zSpace has a beta of -1.41, indicating that its share price is 241% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trend Micro beats zSpace on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trend Micro

Trend Micro Incorporated develops and sells security-related software for computers and related services in Japan and internationally. The company offers platforms, such as vision one platform, attack surface management, extended detection and response (XDR), cloud security, endpoint security, network security, email security, OT/ICS security, and threat intelligence. It also provides services packages, managed XDR, incident response, and support services. Additionally, the company serves 5G networks, healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, electric utility, and automotive industries. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About zSpace

zSpace Technologies, Inc. is a provider of commercial augmented reality and virtual reality technology principally in the education market. The Company offers differentiated hardware along with learning software modules for K-12 science, technology, engineering, game design and mathematics applications, as well as workforce-oriented career and technical education applications. zSpace Technologies Inc. is based in SAN JOSE, Calif.