Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) versus Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) Critical Contrast

Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ:AUR) and Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Aurora Innovation and Aspyra’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aurora Innovation	N/A	-37.90%	-33.94%
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.7% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Aurora Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Aspyra shares are owned 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Aurora Innovation and Aspyra, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aurora Innovation	1	1	1	0	2.00
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	N/A

Aurora Innovation presently has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. Given Aurora Innovation’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Aurora Innovation is more favorable than Aspyra.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aurora Innovation and Aspyra’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aurora Innovation	$68.00 million	83.10	-$796.00 million	($0.55)	-6.62
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aspyra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aurora Innovation.

Risk and Volatility

Aurora Innovation has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its stock price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspyra has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aurora Innovation beats Aspyra on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aurora Innovation

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 vehicles. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.