Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) and Thinspace Technology (OTCMKTS:THNS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Snowflake shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Thinspace Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Snowflake and Thinspace Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Snowflake | -33.02% | -24.23% | -13.30% |
Thinspace Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Snowflake | $2.81 billion | 20.10 | -$836.10 million | ($3.39) | -50.41 |
Thinspace Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Thinspace Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Snowflake.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Snowflake and Thinspace Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Snowflake | 1 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2.72 |
Thinspace Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Snowflake presently has a consensus price target of $188.06, suggesting a potential upside of 10.04%. Given Snowflake’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Thinspace Technology.
Volatility and Risk
Snowflake has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thinspace Technology has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Snowflake beats Thinspace Technology on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Snowflake
Snowflake Inc. provides a cloud-based data platform for various organizations in the United States and internationally. Its platform offers Data Cloud, which enables customers to consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data and data products, as well as applies artificial intelligence (AI) for solving business problems. The company was formerly known as Snowflake Computing, Inc. and changed its name to Snowflake Inc. in April 2019. Snowflake Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Bozeman, Montana.
About Thinspace Technology
Thinspace Technology, Inc., a cloud computing company, develops software productivity solutions worldwide. It principally develops and sells network software. The company offers skySpace, a desktop virtualization solution suite, which comprises skyDesk, a management software solution for Microsoft remote desktop users; skyGate, a software solution that allows secure remote access to applications and data from outside of the corporate network; skyView, which offers access to applications or Windows desktops from a browser on any device; skyDirect, a virtual desktop infrastructure software solution that allows secure fast access to hosted virtual desktops; and skyPoint, a hardware thin client endpoint solution for the enterprise and corporate market. The company sells its products directly to independent software vendors and application service providers; and through a chain of distributors and resellers to end users in public and private sectors. Thinspace Technology, Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Carrollton, Texas.
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