Contrasting HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF) and Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:FWAC)

Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:FWAC) and HORIBA (OTCMKTS:HRIBF) are both unclassified companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III and HORIBA”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	N/A	$280,000.00	N/A	N/A
HORIBA	$1.97 billion	1.35	$286.14 million	$5.60	11.22

HORIBA has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III and HORIBA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	0	0	0	0	N/A
HORIBA	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III and HORIBA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	-81.59%	1.89%
HORIBA	11.49%	12.45%	7.91%

Risk & Volatility

Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HORIBA has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.7% of Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HORIBA beats Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III

Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire business in the real estate industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About HORIBA

HORIBA, Ltd. manufactures and sells instruments and systems worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Automotive, Environment/Process, Medical, Semiconductor, and Scientific. The Automotive segment offers engine emission measurement devices; in-use vehicle emission measurement devices; on-board emission measurement devices; in-vehicle exhaust gas measuring devices; driveline test systems; engine test systems; brake test systems; fuel cell test devices; battery test devices; and vehicle development engineering and test engineering services, as well as leases and manages research and development facilities. The Environment/Process segment provides flue gas analyzers, water quality measuring devices, air pollution monitoring analyzers, environmental radiation measuring instruments, and process measurement equipment. The Medical segment offers hematology and CRP, immunology, clinical chemistry, and blood glucose analyzers, blood cell counters, biochemical testing devices, blood glucose testing devices, as well as coagulation/hemostasis analyzers. The Semiconductor segment provides mass flow controllers, chemical concentration monitors, semiconductor contaminant inspection equipment, and residual gas analyzer. The Scientific segment offers Raman spectrometers, pH meters, water quality measuring devices, particle size distribution measuring devices, X -ray fluorescence analyzers, elemental analyzers, fluorescence spectroscopy/lifetime measurement devices, spectrometer/detectors, and gratings. It also engages in the fund management, software development, and automation software for engine. The company’s products are used in arts, entertainment, and recreation; education, research and development, and government institution; food and beverage; energy and environment; health care; industrials; information technology; water; materials; mobility and transport; and waste management applications. HORIBA, Ltd. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.