Innventure (NASDAQ:INV) and Western Acquisition Ventures (NASDAQ:WAVS) Head-To-Head Contrast

Western Acquisition Ventures (NASDAQ:WAVS) and Innventure (NASDAQ:INV) are both small-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Western Acquisition Ventures and Innventure”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Acquisition Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Innventure	$1.22 million	174.64	$3.91 million	N/A	N/A

Innventure has higher revenue and earnings than Western Acquisition Ventures.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Innventure shares are held by institutional investors. 60.3% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Innventure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Western Acquisition Ventures has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innventure has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Western Acquisition Ventures and Innventure, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Acquisition Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Innventure	0	0	2	2	3.50

Innventure has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 225.58%. Given Innventure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Innventure is more favorable than Western Acquisition Ventures.

Profitability

This table compares Western Acquisition Ventures and Innventure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Acquisition Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A
Innventure	N/A	-10.36%	3.21%

Summary

Innventure beats Western Acquisition Ventures on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Western Acquisition Ventures

Western Acquisition Ventures Corp. does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. It intends to acquire businesses operating in the infrastructure and environmental services; health, wellness, and food sustainability; financial technology and financial services; enterprise software and software as a service (SaaS); and leisure and hospitality industries. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About Innventure

Innventure Inc. founds, funds and operates companies with a focus on transformative, sustainable technology solutions acquired or licensed from multinational corporations. Innventure Inc., formerly known as Learn CW Investment Corporation, is based in ORLANDO, Fla.