Nuvei (NASDAQ:NVEI) vs. Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN) Head to Head Contrast

Nuvei (NASDAQ:NVEI) and Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.5% of Nuvei shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Uxin shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Nuvei shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Uxin shares are owned by 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 & Risk

Nuvei has a beta of 2.59, indicating that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uxin has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Nuvei and Uxin’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuvei	$1.19 billion	3.79	-$7.84 million	($0.04)	-805.00
Uxin	$299.85 million	0.04	-$19.97 million	($16.53)	-0.17

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Nuvei and Uxin, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuvei	0	9	9	0	2.50
Uxin	0	0	0	0	N/A

Nuvei presently has a consensus target price of $32.06, suggesting a potential downside of 0.43%. Given Nuvei’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nuvei is more favorable than Uxin.

Profitability

This table compares Nuvei and Uxin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuvei	-0.39%	6.50%	2.69%
Uxin	-41.45%	N/A	-16.51%

Summary

Nuvei beats Uxin on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nuvei

Nuvei Corporation provides payment technology solutions to merchants and partners in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company's platform enables customers to pay and/or accept payments worldwide regardless of the location, device, or preferred payment method. Its solutions comprise a fully integrated payments engine with global processing capabilities, a turnkey solution for frictionless payment experiences, and a broad suite of data-driven business intelligence tools and risk management services. The company markets and sells its products and services through direct and indirect sales, strategic platform integrations, local sales teams, and indirect partners. The company was formerly known as Pivotal Development Corporation Inc. and changed its name to Nuvei Corporation in November 2018. Nuvei Corporation was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

About Uxin

Uxin Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail sale of vehicles in China. The company operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. It also offers used-car acquisition, inspection, reconditioning, warehousing, pre-sales and after-sales, and various car-related value-added products and services, as well as warranty and repair, delivery, and title transfers and vehicle registration services. Uxin Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.