Head to Head Comparison: Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) versus Allied Security Innovations (OTCMKTS:ADSV)

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and Allied Security Innovations (OTCMKTS:ADSV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.51, indicating that its share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allied Security Innovations has a beta of -2.12, indicating that its share price is 312% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Guardforce AI and Allied Security Innovations”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI	$36.35 million	0.59	-$5.86 million	N/A	N/A
Allied Security Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Allied Security Innovations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Guardforce AI.

Profitability

This table compares Guardforce AI and Allied Security Innovations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardforce AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Allied Security Innovations	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Allied Security Innovations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Guardforce AI and Allied Security Innovations, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardforce AI	0	0	1	1	3.50
Allied Security Innovations	0	0	0	0	0.00

Guardforce AI presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 271.90%. Given Guardforce AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Guardforce AI is more favorable than Allied Security Innovations.

Summary

Guardforce AI beats Allied Security Innovations on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Guardforce AI

Guardforce AI Co., Limited offers cash solutions and cash handling services in Thailand. The company operates through four segments: Secured Logistics Business, General Security Solutions, Robotics Solution Business, and Information Security Business. Its services include cash-in-transit, vehicles to banks, ATM management, cash center operations, cash processing, coin processing, consolidate cash center, and cheque center services, as well as cash deposit machine solutions, such as cash deposit management and express cash services. The company also sells and rents robots; and sells and installs Rapid7 software, as well as provision of integrated alarm security system installation, PCI ASV scan, and penetration testing services. Its customers include local commercial banks, chain retailers, coin manufacturing mints, and government authorities. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Singapore.

About Allied Security Innovations

Allied Security Innovations, Inc., through its subsidiary, CGM Applied Security Technologies, Inc., manufactures and distributes indicative and barrier security seals, security tapes, and related packaging security systems in the United States and internationally. It also provides protective security products for palletized cargo; and physical security systems for tractors, trailers, and containers, as well as various specialized authentication products. The company's principal products include tapes, self-wound security tapes, void labels and void tapes for bag closure, SUPERSEALS, custom coated products, conductive inks and membrane switch components, electro-magnetic asset protection systems, locks, sentry sensors, and other related items. It provides its products for use in aircraft and truck seals, fiber and steel drum seals, motor vehicle inspection seals, pharmaceutical packaging, box or container closure seals, cash bag components, computer seals, validation devices, general security products, and law enforcement agencies. The company also develops, assembles, markets, and installs computer systems, which capture video, digitally captured images, and scanned images; digitizes the image; links the digitized images to text/data; and stores the image and text on a computer database, which allows for transmitting the image and text by computer or telecommunication links to remote locations. In addition, it offers maintenance and support, and related services; and software. The company serves producers of various items, such as perfumes, computers, silicon chips, jewelry, and cash and negotiable documents. The company was formerly known as Digital Descriptor Systems, Inc. and changed its name Allied Security Innovations, Inc. in December 2006. Allied Security Innovations, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.