Comparing Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM)

Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) and Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Phunware and Autohome, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phunware	0	0	3	0	3.00
Autohome	0	0	0	0	N/A

Phunware presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 201.59%. Autohome has a consensus target price of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.18%. Given Phunware’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Phunware is more favorable than Autohome.

Risk & Volatility

Phunware has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autohome has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

7.6% of Phunware shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Autohome shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Phunware shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Autohome shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Phunware and Autohome’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phunware	-257.36%	-403.47%	-111.93%
Autohome	25.69%	8.24%	6.39%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Phunware and Autohome’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phunware	$4.83 million	10.79	-$52.78 million	N/A	N/A
Autohome	$1.01 billion	N/A	$286.40 million	$2.11	12.89

Autohome has higher revenue and earnings than Phunware.

Summary

Autohome beats Phunware on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phunware

Phunware, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated software platform that equips companies with the products, solutions, and services to engage, manage, and monetize their mobile application portfolios in the United States and internationally. The company's products and services include mobile software and application transaction solutions comprise integration of software development kit (SDK) licenses, which consists of analytics that offers data related to application use and engagement; content management that allows application administrators to create and manage app content in a cloud-based portal; alerts, notifications, and messaging, which enables brands to send messages; marketing automation that enables location-triggered messages and workflow; advertising; and location-based services, such as mapping, navigation, wayfinding, workflow, asset management, and policy enforcement. It is also involved in the integration of its SDK licenses into existing applications maintained by its customers, as well as custom application development and support services; and provision of cloud-based vertical solutions for healthcare, retail, sports, aviation, real estate, hospitality, education, and other applications, as well as application transactions, including re-occurring and one-time transactional media purchases for application discovery, user acquisition and audience building, audience engagement, and audience monetization. Phunware, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Autohome

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company also offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform for users to review automotive-related information, purchase coupons offered by automakers for discounts, and make purchases to complete the transaction; data products; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.