SMRT vs NWSA vs PRCH Stock Comparison

SmartRent, News and Porch Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.31 +11.0% 1M -9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$256.87M
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
$16.39B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
9 wins
PRCH Porch Group, Inc.
$17.66 +6.8% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.98B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.38M
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

News leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (News 9, Porch 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMRTNWSAPRCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.87M $16.39B $1.98B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.1x 28.6x -147.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 24.0x 588.7x NWSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.8% +6.8% +17.6% PRCH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% 6.3% -2.6% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 0.0% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 2.6x NWSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.7% +12.0% +7.5% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.8%/yr +5.3%/yr -2.3%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 26.2% 75.0% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 70/100 27/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

SMRTNWSAPRCH

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

AxisSMRTNWSAPRCH
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 56 #24 of 53 5 #113 of 119
Growth 83 #15 of 81 93 #4 of 44 89 #14 of 114
Profitability 33 #51 of 76 78 #10 of 42 18 #90 of 110
Financial Health 67 #32 of 94 87 #9 of 61 17 #92 of 110
Shareholder Returns 22 #40 of 51 36 #17 of 26 8 #98 of 106
Overall 50 70 27
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PRCH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMRTNWSAPRCHSPY
1 month +11.0%+5.2%+6.8% -0.2%
3 months +31.0%+6.4%+39.8% +3.9%
6 months -2.2%+14.6%+105.6% +8.2%
Year to date -35.1%+14.7%+93.4% +12.9%
1 year -9.7%+12.0%+7.5% +12.3%
3 years -44.0%+48.2%+3,053.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -17.6%+14.0%+216.2% +23.3%
5 years -89.9%+29.5%-10.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.8%+5.3%-2.3% +10.9%
10 years —+145.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMRTNWSAPRCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%26.2%75.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%27.6%81.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.172.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.460.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-38.7%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%-3.9%-5.0% -1.2%
52-week high $2.12$31.19$18.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$22.40$6.40 $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.

MultipleSMRTNWSAPRCH
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 40.1x 29.1xmedian 18.4x -145.9xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.5x 1.8xmedian 0.6x 4.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -11.6xmedian 18.5x 10.8xmedian 10.5x 36.3xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -238.6xmedian 20.1x 20.6xmedian 9.0x 24.4xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 120.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.38median 1.73 0.50median 0.44 -2.25median 0.53

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 monthsSMRTNWSAPRCH
Revenue $151.20M $9.03B $520.38M
Gross profit $54.98M – $377.10M
Operating income -$22.56M – $40.49M
Net income -$19.60M $743.00M -$25.40M
Free cash flow -$1.05M $811.00M $95.59M
R&D $23.23M – $54.75M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $1.03 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents $92.66M $2.10B $195.60M
Total debt – $1.99B $405.28M
Shares (diluted) 192.41M 558.40M 120.74M
Enterprise value -$139.18M $7.88B $1.19B

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
MetricSMRTNWSAPRCH
P/E -12.9x 29.1x -145.9x
P/FCF -238.6x 20.6x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow -355.5x 13.5x 24.2x
P/S 1.7x 1.8x 4.5x
P/B 1.1x 1.8x 120.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.3x -34.9x
EV/EBITDA -11.6x 10.8x 36.3x
EV/EBIT -7.0x 15.8x 61.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF -150.5x 20.4x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -224.3x 13.4x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.38 0.50 -2.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAPRCH
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.8% 6.8% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 4.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% – 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – 38.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.0% – 53.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% – 28.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.9% -44.6% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 58.4% 53.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.4% -50.4% -126.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 58.6% 64.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% 26.5% 843.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 16.8% 84.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% 42.0% 905.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% 23.6% 81.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAPRCH
Gross margin 36.4% – 72.5%
EBITDA margin -9.0% 17.0% 13.3%
Operating margin -14.9% – 7.8%
Pretax margin -13.1% 11.6% 1.0%
Net margin -13.0% 6.3% -2.6%
FCF margin -0.7% 9.0% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 13.7% 18.5%
Return on equity -8.6% 8.0% -38.9%
Return on assets -6.6% 4.8% -1.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -8.9% 8.2% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.7x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAPRCH
Debt / assets – 12.8% 49.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 20.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 23.3% 40.6% 97.6%
Equity / assets 76.7% 59.4% 2.4%
Interest coverage -59.4x – 0.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.4x 4.0x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.8x 3.5x
Altman Z-score 0.91 2.49 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMRTNWSAPRCH
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 3.8% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 4.5% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusSMRTNWSAPRCH
Forward P/E – 24.0xFY2027 588.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $1.25FY2027 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +30.4% +833.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.91MFY2026 $9.15BFY2027 $493.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.9% +3.9% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMRTNWSAPRCH
Held by institutions 64.9% 100.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 130 636 202
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% -3.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 72 344 123
Institutions selling 33 189 55
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.82 2.24

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.

SMRTNWSAPRCH
SMRT 1.00 0.02 0.08
NWSA 0.02 1.00 0.14
PRCH 0.08 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMRT, NWSA and PRCH?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: SmartRent (SMRT) $256.87M, News (NWSA) $16.39B, Porch (PRCH) $1.98B.

Which company is growing faster?

Porch (PRCH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, News (NWSA) +6.8%, Porch (PRCH) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, News (NWSA) 6.3%, Porch (PRCH) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (News (NWSA) 6.6%, Porch (PRCH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: SmartRent (SMRT) -9.7%, News (NWSA) +12.0%, Porch (PRCH) +7.5%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (SmartRent (SMRT) -36.8%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.3%/yr, Porch (PRCH) -2.3%/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%, Porch (PRCH) 75.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.