Head to Head Contrast: Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) versus Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI)

Logitech International (NASDAQ:LOGI) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.6% of Logitech International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Logitech International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Logitech International and Evolv Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Logitech International	1	6	2	0	2.11
Evolv Technologies	0	1	2	0	2.67

Logitech International currently has a consensus target price of $78.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.96%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.67, suggesting a potential upside of 94.59%. Given Evolv Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than Logitech International.

Profitability

This table compares Logitech International and Evolv Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Logitech International	8.95%	21.13%	13.15%
Evolv Technologies	-147.76%	-46.80%	-26.98%

Risk and Volatility

Logitech International has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Logitech International and Evolv Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Logitech International	$4.54 billion	2.96	$364.58 million	$2.37	35.80
Evolv Technologies	$79.48 million	7.51	-$86.41 million	($0.81)	-4.88

Logitech International has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Logitech International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Logitech International beats Evolv Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Logitech International

Logitech International S.A., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets products that connect people to working, creating, gaming, and streaming worldwide. The company offers pointing devices, such as wireless mouse; corded and cordless keyboards, living room keyboards, and keyboard-and-mouse combinations; PC webcams; and keyboards for tablets and smartphones, as well as other accessories for mobile devices. It also provides keyboards, mice, headsets, and simulation products, such as gamepads, steering wheels, simulation controllers, console gaming headsets, and streamlabs services; video conferencing products, such as ConferenceCams, which combine enterprise-quality audio and high-definition video to bring video conferencing to businesses of any size; webcams and headsets that turn desktop into collaboration space; and controller for video conferencing room solutions. In addition, the company offers portable wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connected speakers, mobile speakers, PC speakers, PC headsets, microphones, in-ear headphones, and wireless audio wearables. Its channel network includes consumer electronics distributors, retailers, e-tailers, computer and telecommunications stores, value-added resellers, and online merchants. The company sells its products under the Logitech, Logitech G, ASTRO Gaming, Streamlabs, Blue Microphones, and Ultimate Ears brands. Logitech International S.A. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

About Evolv Technologies

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based weapons detection for security screening. Its products include Evolv Express, a touchless security screening system designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and tactical knives; and Evolv Insights that provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance, and alarm statistics. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.