Analyzing Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) & Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT)

Movano (NASDAQ:MOVE) and Pixie Dust Technologies (NASDAQ:PXDT) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Movano and Pixie Dust Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Movano	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pixie Dust Technologies	0	0	1	0	3.00

Movano currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 387.80%. Pixie Dust Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.21, suggesting a potential upside of 798.28%. Given Pixie Dust Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pixie Dust Technologies is more favorable than Movano.

Volatility and Risk

Movano has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pixie Dust Technologies has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Movano and Pixie Dust Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movano	N/A	-345.78%	-198.77%
Pixie Dust Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

16.6% of Movano shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Pixie Dust Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Movano shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Movano and Pixie Dust Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Movano	N/A	N/A	-$29.28 million	($5.11)	-1.20
Pixie Dust Technologies	$993.02 million	0.01	-$12.53 million	N/A	N/A

Pixie Dust Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Movano.

Summary

Pixie Dust Technologies beats Movano on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Movano

Movano Inc. engages in developing a platform to deliver healthcare solutions at the intersection of medical and consumer devices. The company is involved in the development of Evie Ring, which is a wearable designed specifically for women that combines health and wellness metrics comprises resting heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), respiration rate, skin temperature variability, period and ovulation tracking, and menstrual symptom tracking, as well as activity profile, including steps, active minutes and calories burned, sleep stages and duration, and mood tracking. It develops System-on-a-Chip (SoC) for blood pressure or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems. The company was formerly known as Maestro Sensors Inc. and changed its name to Movano Inc. in August 2018. Movano Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

About Pixie Dust Technologies

Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc., a technology company, focuses on personal care and diversity, and workspace and digital transformation businesses primarily in Japan. It offers SonoRepro, an ultrasonic non-contact vibrotactile stimulation scalp care device; VUEVO, a series of directional voice arrival detection devices for individuals with deaf and hard-of-hearing; and kikippa, an acoustic stimulation device functioning as a desk-top speaker. The company also provides iwasemi, a sound-absorbing or sound-proofing material for architectural and interior design firms; hackke, a location positioning technology; KOTOWARI, a technology offering spatial analysis data; and magickiri, a planning services and monitoring service, which monitors human behavior and analyzes the customer's environment on the customer's behalf. In addition, it operates Pixie Nest, a membership forum, which hosts meetings and distributes information to facilitate solving social issues. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.