Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) and United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) Financial Survey

Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) and United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.7% of Nano Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of United Microelectronics shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of United Microelectronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Nano Labs and United Microelectronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Microelectronics	24.79%	15.97%	9.90%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nano Labs and United Microelectronics’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nano Labs	$11.06 million	1.44	-$35.70 million	N/A	N/A
United Microelectronics	$7.25 billion	2.80	$1.95 billion	$0.70	11.59

United Microelectronics has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Labs.

Volatility & Risk

Nano Labs has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Microelectronics has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nano Labs and United Microelectronics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nano Labs	0	0	0	0	N/A
United Microelectronics	0	2	1	0	2.33

United Microelectronics has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given United Microelectronics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe United Microelectronics is more favorable than Nano Labs.

Summary

United Microelectronics beats Nano Labs on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nano Labs

Nano Labs Ltd operates as a fabless integrated circuit design company and product solution provider in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It develops high throughput computing and high-performance computing chips. The company also offers distributed computing and storage solutions, smart network interface cards, and vision computing chips, as well as distributed rendering technology. In addition, it engages in the research and development of software. Its customers include enterprises and individual buyers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

About United Microelectronics

United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.