Reviewing SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) & Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA)

SEALSQ (NASDAQ:LAES) and Nano Labs (NASDAQ:NA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

SEALSQ has a beta of -20.65, meaning that its stock price is 2,165% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nano Labs has a beta of 2.61, meaning that its stock price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.3% of SEALSQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.7% of Nano Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SEALSQ and Nano Labs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEALSQ	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nano Labs	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for SEALSQ and Nano Labs, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEALSQ	0	0	1	0	3.00
Nano Labs	0	0	0	0	0.00

SEALSQ presently has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential downside of 47.13%. Given SEALSQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SEALSQ is more favorable than Nano Labs.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SEALSQ and Nano Labs”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SEALSQ	$30.06 million	10.37	-$3.27 million	N/A	N/A
Nano Labs	$11.06 million	3.36	-$35.70 million	N/A	N/A

SEALSQ has higher revenue and earnings than Nano Labs.

Summary

SEALSQ beats Nano Labs on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SEALSQ

SEALSQ Corp, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets semiconductor chips in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers semiconductors, such as VaultIC secure elements, secure arm platform, and smart card reader chips; identity provisioning services, such as IoT device provisioning and chip provisioning; and managed PKI for IoT solutions and trust services. The company provides device-to-cloud authentication, device attestation for matter, GSMA root certificate, device-to-device authentication, data protection, anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, security access, device ID provisioning, identity lifecycle management, and satellite IoT connectivity solutions. Its products are used in various applications, such as smart energy, smart home, automotive EV charging, consumer IoT, aerospace and military, telecommunications, logistics, medical, luxury, and other industrial applications. SEALSQ Corp was founded in 2022 and is based in Cointrin, Switzerland.

About Nano Labs

Nano Labs Ltd operates as a fabless integrated circuit design company and product solution provider in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It develops high throughput computing and high-performance computing chips. The company also offers distributed computing and storage solutions, smart network interface cards, and vision computing chips, as well as distributed rendering technology. In addition, it engages in the research and development of software. Its customers include enterprises and individual buyers. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.