Critical Comparison: NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS) & NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR)

NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS) and NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares NaaS Technology and NuScale Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NaaS Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
NuScale Power	-273.36%	0.09%	0.07%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NaaS Technology and NuScale Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NaaS Technology	$45.08 million	0.16	-$184.07 million	($39.64)	-0.02
NuScale Power	$37.04 million	279.15	-$136.62 million	($1.37)	-26.54

NuScale Power has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NaaS Technology. NuScale Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NaaS Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for NaaS Technology and NuScale Power, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NaaS Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00
NuScale Power	0	4	3	0	2.43

NuScale Power has a consensus target price of $31.57, suggesting a potential downside of 13.17%. Given NuScale Power’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NuScale Power is more favorable than NaaS Technology.

Volatility & Risk

NaaS Technology has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, NuScale Power has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.8% of NaaS Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of NuScale Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.0% of NaaS Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of NuScale Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NuScale Power beats NaaS Technology on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About NaaS Technology

NaaS Technology Inc. provides electric vehicle (EV) charging services in China. The company offers integrated online EV charging solutions to charging stations, including mobility connectivity services through Kuaidian; SaaS products, such as traffic support and management, marketing, payment, chargers’ management, order management, load management, and membership management. It also provides offline EV charging solutions comprising site selection, hardware procurement, engineering, procurement, and construction, station maintenance, energy storage, and customer support services. In addition, the company offers electricity procurement services to charging stations, as well as other amenities and ancillary services, such as vending machines, massage chairs, and car wash tunnels. It serves charger manufacturers, EV OEMS, and end-users. NaaS Technology Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China.

About NuScale Power

NuScale Power Corporation engages in the development and sale of modular light water reactor nuclear power plants to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. It offers NuScale Power Module (NPM), a water reactor that can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe); and VOYGR power plant designs for three facility sizes that are capable of housing from one to four and six or twelve NPMs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. NuScale Power Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Fluor Enterprises, Inc.