Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT) & POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) Head-To-Head Comparison

POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) and Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
POET Technologies	$4.43 million	1,099.84	-$18.17 million	($0.05)	-267.00
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	N/A	$5.98 million	N/A	N/A

Freedom Acquisition I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than POET Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
POET Technologies	N/A	-88.82%	-74.05%
Freedom Acquisition I	N/A	-31.14%	1.67%

Risk & Volatility

POET Technologies has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freedom Acquisition I has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
POET Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Freedom Acquisition I	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.8% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Freedom Acquisition I beats POET Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About POET Technologies

POET Technologies, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, manufacturing and sale of opto-electronic solutions for the sensing, data communications and telecommunications markets. It developed POET Optical Interposer platform, which allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module. The company was founded on November 14, 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Freedom Acquisition I

Freedom Acquisition I Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. Freedom Acquisition I Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.