ECARX (NASDAQ:ECX) versus Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) Critical Comparison

ECARX (NASDAQ:ECX) and Waystar (NASDAQ:WAY) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares ECARX and Waystar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECARX	-22.01%	N/A	-30.30%
Waystar	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ECARX and Waystar, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ECARX	0	0	0	0	0.00
Waystar	0	0	10	1	3.09

Waystar has a consensus target price of $32.90, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Given Waystar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Waystar is more favorable than ECARX.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ECARX and Waystar”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECARX	$657.10 million	0.83	-$132.42 million	($0.50)	-3.22
Waystar	$791.01 million	6.80	-$51.33 million	N/A	N/A

Waystar has higher revenue and earnings than ECARX.

Summary

Waystar beats ECARX on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ECARX

ECARX Holdings Inc. develops a full stack automotive computing platform to shape the interaction between people and cars by rapidly advancing the technology by smart mobility worldwide. It offers system on chips, central computing platforms, operating systems, and software. Its core products include infotainment head units, digital cockpits, vehicle chip-set solutions, core operating system, and integrated software stack. The company has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Black Sesame Technologies. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

About Waystar

Waystar Holding Corp. is a software company which provide healthcare payments. Waystar Holding Corp. is based in LEHI, Utah.