Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR – Get Free Report) and Foresight Autonomous (NASDAQ:FRSX – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Semrush has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Autonomous has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
32.9% of Semrush shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.5% of Foresight Autonomous shares are held by institutional investors. 57.8% of Semrush shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Foresight Autonomous shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Semrush | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.89 |
| Foresight Autonomous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Semrush currently has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential downside of 1.55%. Given Semrush’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Semrush is more favorable than Foresight Autonomous.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Semrush and Foresight Autonomous”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Semrush | $307.67 million | 8.29 | $950,000.00 | $0.08 | 217.46 |
| Foresight Autonomous | $500,000.00 | 22.53 | -$18.41 million | ($1.02) | -1.02 |
Semrush has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Autonomous. Foresight Autonomous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semrush, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Semrush and Foresight Autonomous’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Semrush | 3.29% | 4.93% | 3.29% |
| Foresight Autonomous | -2,450.11% | -91.40% | -70.93% |
Summary
Semrush beats Foresight Autonomous on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Semrush
Semrush Holdings, Inc. develops an online visibility management software-as-a-service platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company enables companies to identify and reach the right audience for their content through the right channels. Its platform enables the company's customers to understand trends and act upon insights to enhance the online visibility, and drive traffic to their websites and social media pages, as well as online listings, distribute targeted content to their customers, and measure the digital marketing campaigns. The company serves small and midsize businesses, enterprises, and marketing agencies, including consumer internet, digital media, education, financial services, healthcare, retail, software, telecommunications, and others. Semrush Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
About Foresight Autonomous
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., a technology company, engages in the development of smart multi-spectral 3D vision software solutions and cellular-based applications for the automotive industry in Israel, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It develops in-line-of-sight vision solutions and beyond-line-of-site accident-prevention solutions. The company also offers QuadSight automotive vision solution, a four-camera multi-spectral vision solution that combines two sets of stereoscopic infrared and visible-light cameras for obstacle detection; DynamiCal, an automatic calibration software solution to ensure that stereo cameras remain calibrated to create accurate and continuous 3D depth perception; and ScaleCam, a separated stereo camera solution. In addition, it provides Percept3D, a 3D point cloud solution that provides 3D raw data for obstacle detection, terrain analysis, and autonomous vehicle sensor fusion; and Mono2Stereo, a solution that enhances existing vision sensor systems by using software-based algorithms to create a 3D perception stereo vision solution. Further, the company offers Eye-Net Protect, a cellular-based V2X solution that provides real-time pre-collision alerts to various road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, scooter drivers, etc. by using smartphones. Its solutions are used in automotive, defense, autonomous vehicles, and agriculture and heavy industrial equipment industries. The company was formerly known as Asia Development (A.D.B.M.) Ltd. and changed its name to Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. in January 2016. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.
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