Head to Head Review: POET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF) & Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT)
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyPOET Technologies (OTCMKTS:POETF – Get Free Report) and Freedom Acquisition I (NASDAQ:FACT – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| POET Technologies | N/A | -88.82% | -74.05% |
| Freedom Acquisition I | N/A | -31.14% | 1.67% |
Risk and Volatility
POET Technologies has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freedom Acquisition I has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| POET Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Freedom Acquisition I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
55.8% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Freedom Acquisition I shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares POET Technologies and Freedom Acquisition I”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| POET Technologies | $4.43 million | 1,032.29 | -$18.17 million | ($0.05) | -250.60 |
| Freedom Acquisition I | N/A | N/A | $5.98 million | N/A | N/A |
Freedom Acquisition I has lower revenue, but higher earnings than POET Technologies.
Summary
Freedom Acquisition I beats POET Technologies on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About POET Technologies
POET Technologies, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, manufacturing and sale of opto-electronic solutions for the sensing, data communications and telecommunications markets. It developed POET Optical Interposer platform, which allows the integration of electronic and photonic devices into a single multi-chip module. The company was founded on November 14, 1985 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Freedom Acquisition I
Freedom Acquisition I Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses. Freedom Acquisition I Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.