Urgent.ly (OTCMKTS:ULYX) & Vontier (NYSE:VNT) Financial Survey

Urgent.ly (OTCMKTS:ULYX) and Vontier (NYSE:VNT) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Urgent.ly and Vontier”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urgent.ly	$129.19 million	0.09	-$20.43 million	($13.82)	-0.40
Vontier	$3.08 billion	1.32	$406.10 million	$2.83	10.20

Vontier has higher revenue and earnings than Urgent.ly. Urgent.ly is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vontier, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Urgent.ly has a beta of -5.01, meaning that its stock price is 601% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vontier has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Vontier shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Vontier shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Urgent.ly and Vontier, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urgent.ly	1	1	1	0	2.00
Vontier	1	4	5	0	2.40

Urgent.ly currently has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.84%. Vontier has a consensus target price of $42.38, suggesting a potential upside of 46.80%. Given Vontier’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vontier is more favorable than Urgent.ly.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and Vontier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urgent.ly	-15.81%	N/A	-47.23%
Vontier	13.37%	37.88%	10.90%

Summary

Vontier beats Urgent.ly on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Urgent.ly

URGENT.LY INC

About Vontier

Vontier Corporation provides mobility ecosystem solutions worldwide. The company operates through Mobility Technologies, Repair Solutions, and Environmental and Fueling Solutions segments. The Mobility Technologies segment provides digitally equipment solutions for mobility ecosystem, such as point-of-sale and payment systems, workflow automation, telematics, data analytics, software platform, and integrated solutions for alternative fuel dispensing. The Repair Solutions segment manufactures and distributes vehicle repair tools, toolboxes, automotive diagnostic equipment and software through mobile franchise network. The Environmental and Fueling Solutions segment offers environmental, fueling hardware, software, and aftermarket solutions for fueling infrastructures. It also offers a range of solutions, including environmental sensors; fueling equipment; field payment hardware; point-of sale, workflow, and monitoring software; vehicle tracking and fleet management; software solutions for EV charging; and vehicle mechanics, and technicians equipment. The company markets its products and services to retail and commercial fueling, convenience store, and car wash operators; commercial vehicle repair businesses, fleet owners/operators and electric vehicle charging network operators, as well as direct sales personnel and independent distributors. It serves customers in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America. Vontier Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.