Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY) and Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) Head-To-Head Survey

Semrush (NASDAQ:SEMR) and Moatable (NYSE:MTBLY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Semrush and Moatable, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Semrush	0	2	4	1	2.86
Moatable	0	0	0	0	0.00

Semrush currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.89%. Given Semrush’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Semrush is more favorable than Moatable.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Semrush and Moatable”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Semrush	$413.96 million	2.58	$950,000.00	N/A	N/A
Moatable	$52.07 million	1.04	-$8.99 million	$0.02	149.50

Semrush has higher revenue and earnings than Moatable.

Profitability

This table compares Semrush and Moatable’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Semrush	3.29%	4.93%	3.29%
Moatable	-1.97%	-2.47%	-1.69%

Risk & Volatility

Semrush has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moatable has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.9% of Semrush shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.5% of Moatable shares are held by institutional investors. 55.6% of Semrush shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.4% of Moatable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Semrush beats Moatable on 14 of the 14 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 Moatable

Moatable, Inc. engages in the software as a service business in the United States and internationally. The company develops Chime, an all-in-one real estate sales acceleration and client lifecycle management platform that allows real estate professionals to obtain and nurture leads, close transactions, and retain their clients; and Trucker Path, a driver-centric online transportation management platform to make freight transportation fast, reliable, and efficient. It also provides online and mobile services for the trucking industry in North America. In addition, the company offers bookkeeping and operations management solutions to property managers and landlords. The company was formerly known as Renren Inc. and changed its name to Moatable, Inc. in June 2023. Moatable, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.