Urgent.ly (ULY) and Its Competitors Critical Contrast

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.3% of Urgent.ly shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of shares of all “Data processing & preparation” companies 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.

Profitability

This table compares Urgent.ly and its peers’ 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%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Urgent.ly and its peers 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 peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Urgent.ly. Urgent.ly is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Urgent.ly and its peers, as reported 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 presently 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 clearly believe Urgent.ly is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

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

About Urgent.ly

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.