Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS – Get Free Report) and Odysight.Ai (NASDAQ:ODYS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.1% of Optex Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Odysight.Ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of Optex Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Optex Systems and Odysight.Ai, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Optex Systems | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Odysight.Ai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Risk & Volatility
Optex Systems has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odysight.Ai has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Optex Systems and Odysight.Ai”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Optex Systems | $35.23 million | 1.08 | $3.77 million | $0.61 | 9.07 |
| Odysight.Ai | $3.96 million | 23.65 | -$9.44 million | ($1.03) | -5.58 |
Optex Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Odysight.Ai. Odysight.Ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optex Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Optex Systems and Odysight.Ai’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Optex Systems | 11.87% | 22.99% | 16.90% |
| Odysight.Ai | -207.38% | -56.78% | -43.36% |
Summary
Optex Systems beats Odysight.Ai on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Optex Systems
Optex Systems Holdings, Inc manufactures and sells optical sighting systems and assemblies primarily for the U.S. department of defense, foreign military applications, and commercial markets in the United States. It offers periscopes, such as laser and non-laser protected plastic and glass periscopes, electronic M17 day/thermal periscopes, and vision blocks; sighting systems, including back up sights, digital day and night sighting systems, M36 thermal periscope, unity mirrors, optical weapon system support and maintenance, commander weapon station sights, and sight assembly refurbishments; howitzers comprising M137 telescope, M187 mount, M119 aiming device, XM10 and aiming circles; and applied optics center consisting of laser interference filter, optical assemblies, laser filter units, day windows, and specialty thin film coatings, as well as other products, such as muzzle reference systems, binoculars, collimators, optical lenses and elements, and windows. The company also provides various periscope configurations, rifle and surveillance sights, and night vision optical assemblies. Its products are installed on various types of U.S. military land vehicles, such as the Abrams, Bradley, and Stryker families of fighting vehicles, as well as light armored and armored security vehicles. The company offers its products directly to the federal government, prime contractors, and foreign governments. Optex Systems Holdings, Inc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Richardson, Texas. Optex Systems Holdings, Inc is a subsidiary of Sileas Corporation.
About Odysight.Ai
Odysight.ai Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets visual sensing and AI-based video analytics solutions in Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company, through its visualization technology offers solutions across predictive maintenance and condition-based monitoring markets in various sectors, such as medical, defense, energy, automotive, transportation, aviation, maritime, and industrial non-destructing-testing. Odysight.ai Inc. is based in Omer, Israel.
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