Head to Head Review: Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD) & Zentek (NASDAQ:ZTEK)

Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD) and Zentek (NASDAQ:ZTEK) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Allbirds and Zentek”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allbirds	$152.47 million	0.15	-$77.28 million	($8.99)	-0.28
Zentek	$108,251.00	575.49	-$7.07 million	($0.07)	-7.03

Zentek has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Allbirds. Zentek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allbirds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Allbirds and Zentek, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allbirds	1	1	0	0	1.50
Zentek	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.1% of Allbirds shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Zentek shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Allbirds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Allbirds has a beta of 2.62, indicating that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zentek has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Allbirds and Zentek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allbirds	-72.82%	-231.86%	-81.53%
Zentek	-5,848.76%	-70.93%	-52.26%

Summary

Allbirds beats Zentek on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allbirds

Allbirds, Inc. manufactures and sells footwear and apparel products for men and women in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of lifestyle and performance shoes; and apparel, including classic tees and sweats, socks, and underwear. It sells its products through its retail stores, as well as online. The company was formerly known as Bozz, Inc. and changed its name to Allbirds, Inc. in December 2015. Allbirds, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Zentek

Zentek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development of graphene and related nanomaterials in Canada. The company develops graphene-based antimicrobial coating under the ZenGUARD brand, surgical masks, HVAC filters, personal protective equipment, rapid detection point of care diagnostics tests, and pharmaceutical products based on graphene-based compounds. It is also developing graphene oxide synthesis and graphene synthesis. In addition, the company owns 100% interest in the Albany graphite project located in Northern Ontario, Canada. The company was formerly known as ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. and changed its name to Zentek Ltd. in October 2021. Zentek Ltd. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Guelph, Canada.