SMRT vs NWSA vs OWLS Stock Comparison

SmartRent, News and Obook Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$258.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
NWSA News Corp
$29.97 +5.2% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
7 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.66 -51.8% 1M -77.4% 1Y
Market cap
$207.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

News leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (News 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMRTNWSAOWLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $258.80M $16.29B $207.44M NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.2x 28.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.8% +6.8% — NWSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% 6.3% — NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +12.0% -77.4% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr +5.3%/yr — NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 26.2% 79.8% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 70/100 — NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

SMRTNWSAOWLS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSMRTNWSAOWLS
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 56 #24 of 53 –
Growth 83 #15 of 81 93 #4 of 44 –
Profitability 33 #51 of 76 78 #10 of 42 –
Financial Health 67 #32 of 94 87 #9 of 61 23 #81 of 105
Shareholder Returns 22 #40 of 51 36 #17 of 26 –
Overall 50 70 –
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSMRTNWSAOWLSSPY
1 month +11.0%+5.2%-51.8% -0.2%
3 months +31.0%+6.4%-50.2% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%+14.6%-54.0% +8.2%
Year to date -35.1%+14.7%-60.2% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%+12.0%-77.4% +12.3%
3 years -44.0%+48.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.6%+14.0%— +23.3%
5 years -89.9%+29.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.8%+5.3%— +10.9%
10 years —+145.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMRTNWSAOWLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%26.2%79.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%27.6%88.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.171.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.46-0.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-38.7%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%-3.9%-77.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.12$31.19$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$22.40$1.98 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSMRTNWSAOWLS
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 40.1x 29.1xmedian 18.4x —median 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 0.6x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 18.5x 10.8xmedian 10.5x —median 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -238.6xmedian 20.1x 20.6xmedian 9.0x —median 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.5x -19.2xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.73 0.50median 0.44 —median 1.03

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSMRTNWSAOWLS
Revenue $151.20M $9.03B –
Gross profit $54.98M – –
Operating income -$22.56M – –
Net income -$19.60M $743.00M –
Free cash flow -$1.05M $811.00M –
R&D $23.23M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $1.03 –
Cash & equivalents $92.66M $2.10B $10.19M
Total debt – $1.99B –
Shares (diluted) 192.41M 558.40M –
Enterprise value -$137.26M $7.78B $155.21M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAOWLS
P/E -12.9x 29.1x –
P/FCF -238.6x 20.6x –
P/Operating cash flow -355.5x 13.5x –
P/S 1.7x 1.8x –
P/B 1.1x 1.8x -19.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.3x -17.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x 10.8x –
EV/EBIT -7.0x 15.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.8x –
EV/FCF -150.5x 20.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -224.3x 13.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 0.50 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAOWLS
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.8% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 4.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.9% -44.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 58.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 73.4% -50.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 58.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 26.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 16.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% 42.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% 23.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAOWLS
Gross margin 36.4% – –
EBITDA margin -9.0% 17.0% –
Operating margin -14.9% – –
Pretax margin -13.1% 11.6% –
Net margin -13.0% 6.3% –
FCF margin -0.7% 9.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 13.7% –
Return on equity -8.6% 8.0% –
Return on assets -6.6% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital – 6.6% –
Return on capital employed -8.9% 8.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAOWLS
Debt / assets – 12.8% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 23.3% 40.6% 150.9%
Equity / assets 76.7% 59.4% -50.9%
Interest coverage -59.4x – –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.91 2.49 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAOWLS
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.4% 4.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSMRTNWSAOWLS
Forward P/E – 24.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $1.25FY2027 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +30.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.91MFY2026 $9.15BFY2027 $8.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.9% +3.9% +536.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMRTNWSAOWLS
Held by institutions 64.9% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 130 636 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -3.3% –
Institutions buying 72 344 –
Institutions selling 33 189 –
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.82 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SMRTNWSAOWLS
SMRT 1.00 0.02 0.02
NWSA 0.02 1.00 -0.05
OWLS 0.02 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMRT, NWSA and OWLS?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: SmartRent (SMRT) $258.80M, News (NWSA) $16.29B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $207.44M.

Which company is growing faster?

News (NWSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, News (NWSA) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%, News (NWSA) +12.0%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -77.4%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%, News (NWSA) 26.2%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 79.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMRT, NWSA and OWLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, News (NWSA) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.