Live Analysis: Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:PLMI) vs. OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN)

Plum Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:PLMI – Get Your Free Report ) and OneSpan (NASDAQ:OSPN – Get Your Free Report ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and insider ownership

25.9% of shares of Plum Acquisition Corp. I are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. 71.0% of shares of Plum Acquisition Corp. I are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, big money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

return

This table compares the net margins of Plum Acquisition Corp. I and OneSpan, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and volatility

Plum Acquisition Corp. I has a beta of 0.02, meaning its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpan has a beta of 0.77, meaning its share price is 23 % less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Plum Acquisition Corp. I and OneSpan, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

OneSpan has a consensus price target of $13.83, indicating a potential downside of 9.23%. Given OneSpan’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OneSpan is more favorable than Plum Acquisition Corp. i.

Earnings and Rating

This table compares Plum Acquisition Corp’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation. I and OneSpan.

Plum Acquisition Corp. I has higher earnings but lower revenue than OneSpan.

Summary

OneSpan Beats Plum Acquisition Corp. I in 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Plum Acquisition Corp. and

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Plum Acquisition Corp. I has no significant operations. Intends to effect a merger, stock exchange, asset purchase, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Plum Acquisition Corp. I operates as a subsidiary of Plum Partners, LLC.

About OneSpan

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OneSpan Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops and markets digital solutions for identity, authentication and secure digital agreements worldwide. The company offers OneSpan Sign, a series of electronic signature requirements for the occasional consent to process tens of thousands of transactions; OneSpan Cloud Authentication, a cloud-based multi-factor authentication solution that supports a wide range of authentication options, including biometrics, push notification and visual cryptograms for transaction data security, SMS and hardware authenticators; and OneSpan Identity Verification, which enables banks and financial institutions to provide identity verification services. It also offers the Mobile Security Suite, a software development kit that protects mobile transactions; Digipass Authenticators, consisting of a wide variety of authentication devices; authentication servers that provide a range of powerful authentication utilities and solutions designed to enable organizations to securely authenticate users and transactions; and Digipass FX1 BIO, a physical access key with fingerprint scanning created for the workforce authentication market. Additionally, it offers Virtual Room, a purpose-built, high-assurance solution that combines the simplicity of a consumer video collaboration application with the high-assurance security of identity and authentication; OneSpan Notary, an online notary solution developed for organizations with in-house notaries; and OneSpan Trust Vault, a blockchain-based decentralized digital storage solution that helps organizations meet compliance, regulatory and chain-of-custody requirements for critical documents. It sells its solutions through its direct sales force as well as through distributors, resellers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as VASCO Data Security International, Inc. and changed its name to OneSpan Inc. in May 2018. OneSpan Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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