SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) and C3.ai (NYSE:AI) Head-To-Head Comparison

SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) and C3.ai (NYSE:AI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SecureAlert and C3.ai’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SecureAlert	-10.31%	-8.95%	2.77%
C3.ai	-74.21%	-33.51%	-27.48%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.8% of SecureAlert shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of C3.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of SecureAlert shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of C3.ai shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

SecureAlert has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3.ai has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SecureAlert and C3.ai, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SecureAlert	0	0	0	0	0.00
C3.ai	4	6	4	1	2.13

C3.ai has a consensus target price of $29.79, suggesting a potential upside of 23.18%. Given C3.ai’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe C3.ai is more favorable than SecureAlert.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SecureAlert and C3.ai”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SecureAlert	$36.89 million	0.05	-$3.08 million	($0.31)	-0.55
C3.ai	$389.06 million	8.35	-$288.70 million	($2.24)	-10.79

SecureAlert has higher earnings, but lower revenue than C3.ai. C3.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SecureAlert, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

C3.ai beats SecureAlert on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SecureAlert

Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.

About C3.ai

C3.ai, Inc. operates as an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company provides C3 AI platform, an application development and runtime environment that enables customers to design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI applications; C3 AI Ex Machina for analysis-ready data; C3 AI CRM, an industry specific customer relationship management solution; and C3 Generative AI Product Suite that enables to locate, retrieve, and present information. It also offers C3 AI applications, including C3 AI Inventory Optimization, a solution to optimize raw material, in-process, and finished goods inventory levels; C3 AI Supply Network Risk, which identifies emerging inbound and outbound risks across the network; C3 AI Sustainability Suite, which helps to decrease greenhouse gas emission; C3 AI Production Schedule Optimization, a solution for scheduling production; C3 AI Financial Services Suite, which helps to minimize compliance risks; and C3 AI Energy Management solution. In addition, it offers integrated turnkey enterprise AI applications for oil and gas, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, defense, intelligence, aerospace, healthcare, and telecommunications market. It has strategic partnerships with Baker Hughes in the areas of oil and gas market; Booz Allen to provide solutions to government, defense, and intelligence sectors; Raytheon; and AWS, Google, and Microsoft. The company was formerly known as C3 IoT, Inc. and changed its name to C3.ai, Inc. in June 2019. C3.ai, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.