Financial Survey: Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI)

Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAPGet Free Report) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIGet Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wrap Technologies and Guardforce AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Wrap Technologies $4.50 million 24.51 -$5.88 million ($0.20) -10.85
Guardforce AI $36.35 million 0.54 -$5.86 million N/A N/A

Guardforce AI has higher revenue and earnings than Wrap Technologies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Wrap Technologies and Guardforce AI, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wrap Technologies 0 0 0 0 0.00
Guardforce AI 0 0 1 0 3.00

Guardforce AI has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 309.09%. Given Guardforce AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guardforce AI is more favorable than Wrap Technologies.

Volatility & Risk

Wrap Technologies has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.51, meaning that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Wrap Technologies and Guardforce AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wrap Technologies -285.43% -175.85% -54.67%
Guardforce AI N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Guardforce AI beats Wrap Technologies on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wrap Technologies

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Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.

About Guardforce AI

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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.

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