Reviewing OrangeKloud Technology (NASDAQ:ORKT) and KWESST Micro Systems (NASDAQ:KWE)

KWESST Micro Systems (NASDAQ:KWE) and OrangeKloud Technology (NASDAQ:ORKT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.4% of KWESST Micro Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for KWESST Micro Systems and OrangeKloud Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KWESST Micro Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
OrangeKloud Technology	0	0	1	0	3.00

OrangeKloud Technology has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 958.43%. Given OrangeKloud Technology’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OrangeKloud Technology is more favorable than KWESST Micro Systems.

Profitability

This table compares KWESST Micro Systems and OrangeKloud Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KWESST Micro Systems	-464.74%	-412.57%	-155.65%
OrangeKloud Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares KWESST Micro Systems and OrangeKloud Technology”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KWESST Micro Systems	$2.26 million	28.55	-$5.47 million	N/A	N/A
OrangeKloud Technology	$4.04 million	13.09	N/A	N/A	N/A

OrangeKloud Technology has higher revenue and earnings than KWESST Micro Systems.

Summary

OrangeKloud Technology beats KWESST Micro Systems on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KWESST Micro Systems

KWESST Micro Systems Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of tactical systems and ammunitions for military, public safety agencies, and personal defense markets. It provides non-lethal products, including PARA OPS devices and ARWEN products. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

About OrangeKloud Technology

Orangekloud Technology, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in providing information technology consulting services. Its digital transformation projects include the sales and consulting of Microsoft Dynamics ERP software licenses. It operates through the Packaged Software Solutions, and No-Code Platform and Mobile Application segments. The Packaged Software Solutions segment refers to packaged software and custom software solutions. The No-Code Platform and Mobile Application focuses on providing a rapid development environment through a No-Code platform. The company was founded by Kian Hwa Goh, Lay Hua Lung and Kim Chwee Chew on May 12, 2023 and is headquartered in Singapore.