Spire Global vs uCloudlink
SPIR and UCL side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SPIR and UCL compare
uCloudlink grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−11.1% versus −35.2% for Spire Global).
Spire Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 71.7% compared with 7.7% at uCloudlink.
uCloudlink scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 for Spire Global), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SPIR | UCL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $405M | – |
| Share price | $9.97 | $0.230 |
| Change, 1 year | 16.5% | −89.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −75.6% | −91.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 2.23 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 377 | 429 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 6.7× | – |
| P/S | 5.7× | – |
| P/B | 3.2× | – |
| FCF yield | −22.9% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −35.2% | −11.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.2% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 38.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 100% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 52.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | −134% | 9.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 71.7% (better) | 7.7% |
| FCF margin | −129% | 2.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 39.4% (better) | 25.0% |
| Return on invested capital | −136% | 738% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −3.21 |
| Interest coverage | −12.9× | 40.6× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.49 | 1.67 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −1.76 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 53.7% | 0.02% |
| Held by insiders | 25.3% | 26.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.3M | $10.9K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.3% | – |
Go deeper
- SPIR stock overview
- SPIR income statement
- SPIR valuation and score
- UCL stock overview
- UCL income statement
- UCL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.