Head to Head Contrast: Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) versus Eshallgo (NASDAQ:EHGO)

Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) and Eshallgo (NASDAQ:EHGO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Katapult and Eshallgo”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Katapult	$222.21 million	0.18	-$36.67 million	($8.25)	-1.12
Eshallgo	$16.96 million	1.40	$10,000.00	N/A	N/A

Eshallgo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Katapult.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Katapult and Eshallgo, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Katapult	0	3	0	0	2.00
Eshallgo	0	0	0	0	0.00

Katapult presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.87%. Given Katapult’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Katapult is more favorable than Eshallgo.

Profitability

This table compares Katapult and Eshallgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Katapult	-14.50%	N/A	-34.41%
Eshallgo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.8% of Katapult shares are held by institutional investors. 40.0% of Katapult shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Katapult beats Eshallgo on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Katapult

Katapult Holdings, Inc., an e-commerce focused financial technology company, provides e-commerce point-of-sale lease-purchase options for nonprime consumers in the United States. The company's technology platform provides nonprime consumers with a lease purchase option to enable them to obtain durable goods from its network of e-commerce retailers. It also offers Katapult Pay, a one-time use virtual card technology that makes lease purchasing and transactions. The company was formerly known as Cognical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Katapult Holdings, Inc. in February 2020. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas.

About Eshallgo

Eshallgo Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the sale and leasing of office equipment and after-sale maintenance and repair services in the People’s Republic of China. The company also sells office furniture, IT products, water dispensers, printing papers, and other products, as well as provides maintenance services with enterprise resource planning systems. It serves private and public sector businesses, as well as large enterprises and institutions. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Shanghai, China.