Comparing Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) and LeddarTech (NASDAQ:LDTC)

LeddarTech (NASDAQ:LDTC) and Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares LeddarTech and Iveda Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LeddarTech	$477,690.00	22.35	-$121.92 million	($3.23)	-0.11
Iveda Solutions	$5.31 million	1.27	-$3.23 million	($1.82)	-1.32

Iveda Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than LeddarTech. Iveda Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LeddarTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

LeddarTech has a beta of -1.48, meaning that its stock price is 248% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for LeddarTech and Iveda Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LeddarTech	0	1	1	0	2.50
Iveda Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00

LeddarTech currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 708.63%. Given LeddarTech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LeddarTech is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.6% of LeddarTech shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares LeddarTech and Iveda Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LeddarTech	-3,899.24%	N/A	-95.37%
Iveda Solutions	-61.38%	-64.43%	-43.88%

About LeddarTech

LeddarTech Holdings Inc. provides AI-based fusion and perception software solutions for advanced driver assistance solutions and autonomous driving applications in Canada. It offers LeddarVision, a raw sensor fusion and perception platform for automotive and off-road industrial vehicles. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Quebec City, Canada.

About Iveda Solutions

Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.