Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR – Get Rating) and WidePoint (NYSE:WYY – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Aurora Innovation and WidePoint’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Aurora Innovation | N/A | -30.46% | -17.66% |
| WidePoint | 0.39% | 0.81% | 0.45% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Aurora Innovation and WidePoint, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Aurora Innovation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| WidePoint | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Aurora Innovation presently has a consensus price target of $13.63, suggesting a potential upside of 219.84%. Given Aurora Innovation’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aurora Innovation is more favorable than WidePoint.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Aurora Innovation and WidePoint’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Aurora Innovation | $82.54 million | 58.18 | -$755.45 million | N/A | N/A |
| WidePoint | $87.34 million | 0.34 | $340,000.00 | $0.04 | 85.02 |
WidePoint has higher revenue and earnings than Aurora Innovation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
22.4% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of WidePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of WidePoint shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Aurora Innovation Company Profile (Get Rating)
Aurora Innovation, Inc. operates as a self-driving technology company in the United States. It focuses on developing Aurora Driver, a platform that brings a suite of self-driving hardware, software, and data services together to adapt and interoperate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and trucks. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WidePoint Company Profile (Get Rating)
WidePoint Corporation provides technology management as a service (TMaaS) to the government and business enterprises in North America and Europe. It offers TMaaS solutions through a federal government certified proprietary portal to manage, analyze, and protect communications assets, as well as deploy identity management solutions that provide secured virtual and physical access to restricted environments. The company provides telecom lifecycle management, mobile and identity management, and digital billing and analytics solutions. It also offers information technology as a service, including cybersecurity, cloud, network operation, and professional services. WidePoint Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.
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