Analyzing Eshallgo (NASDAQ:EHGO) and Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT)

Eshallgo (NASDAQ:EHGO) and Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Eshallgo and Katapult, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eshallgo	0	0	0	0	0.00
Katapult	0	3	0	0	2.00

Katapult has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.72%. Given Katapult’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Katapult is more favorable than Eshallgo.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.8% of Katapult shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of Katapult shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Eshallgo and Katapult’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eshallgo	N/A	N/A	N/A
Katapult	-14.50%	N/A	-34.41%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Eshallgo and Katapult”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eshallgo	$16.96 million	1.42	$10,000.00	N/A	N/A
Katapult	$222.21 million	0.18	-$36.67 million	($8.25)	-1.10

Eshallgo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Katapult.

Summary

Katapult beats Eshallgo on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eshallgo

Eshallgo Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale and leasing of office equipment and after-sale maintenance and repair services in the People’s Republic of China. The company also sells office furniture, IT products, water dispensers, printing papers, and other products, as well as provides maintenance services with enterprise resource planning systems. It serves private and public sector businesses, as well as large enterprises and institutions. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.

About Katapult

Katapult Holdings, Inc., an e-commerce focused financial technology company, provides e-commerce point-of-sale lease-purchase options for nonprime consumers in the United States. The company's technology platform provides nonprime consumers with a lease purchase option to enable them to obtain durable goods from its network of e-commerce retailers. It also offers Katapult Pay, a one-time use virtual card technology that makes lease purchasing and transactions. The company was formerly known as Cognical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Katapult Holdings, Inc. in February 2020. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas.