Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) versus Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) Financial Comparison

Science Applications International (NYSE:SAIC) and Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Science Applications International and Pony AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Science Applications International	1	5	3	0	2.22
Pony AI	0	0	3	0	3.00

Science Applications International currently has a consensus price target of $136.11, suggesting a potential upside of 22.35%. Pony AI has a consensus price target of $19.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.32%. Given Pony AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pony AI is more favorable than Science Applications International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Science Applications International and Pony AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Science Applications International	$7.38 billion	0.74	$477.00 million	$5.93	18.76
Pony AI	$84.33 million	62.90	N/A	N/A	N/A

Science Applications International has higher revenue and earnings than Pony AI.

Profitability

This table compares Science Applications International and Pony AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Science Applications International	4.11%	24.18%	7.78%
Pony AI	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.0% of Science Applications International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Science Applications International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Science Applications International beats Pony AI on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Science Applications International

Science Applications International Corporation provides technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology (IT) services primarily in the United States. The company's offerings include IT modernization; digital engineering; artificial intelligence; Weapon systems support design, build, modify, integrate, and sustain weapon systems; and end-to-end services, such as design, development, integration, deployment, management and operations, sustainment, and security of its customers' IT infrastructure, as well as training and simulation and ground vehicles support which integrates, modify, upgrades, and sustains ground vehicles for nation's armed forces. It serves the U.S. army and navy; air force, other Department of Defense and Federal Government; joint commands and space force; federal civilian agencies; health services; and space industries. The company was formerly known as SAIC Gemini, Inc. and changed its name to Science Applications International Corporation in September 2013. Science Applications International Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

About Pony AI

Pony AI Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the autonomous mobility principally in the People’s Republic of China and the United States. The company provides robotruck services, such as transportation services to the logistics platforms. Pony AI Inc. is based in Guangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.