Urgent.ly (ULY) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Urgent.ly (NASDAQ:ULY) is one of 146 publicly-traded companies in the “Data processing & preparation” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Urgent.ly to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Urgent.ly and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urgent.ly	$175.17 million	$74.73 million	-0.01
Urgent.ly Competitors	$1.05 billion	$10.47 million	-4.55

Urgent.ly’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Urgent.ly. Urgent.ly is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urgent.ly	45.36%	N/A	-91.83%
Urgent.ly Competitors	-118.55%	-1,827.97%	-7.17%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Urgent.ly and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urgent.ly	0	0	1	0	3.00
Urgent.ly Competitors	766	4080	5725	119	2.49

Urgent.ly currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 254.61%. As a group, “Data processing & preparation” companies have a potential upside of 26.33%. Given Urgent.ly’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Urgent.ly beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Urgent.ly Company Profile

Urgent.ly Inc. offers mobility assistance software platform for roadside assistance in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Its services include car lockout, tire changes, towing, stuck in ditch and winch services, motorcycle towing, electric vehicle towing, jump start, and gas delivery. The company's software platform combines location-based services, real-time data, AI and machine-to-machine communication to provide roadside assistance solutions. It serves automotive, insurance, telematics, and other transportation-focused verticals. Urgent.ly Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia.