Contrasting Mobilicom (NASDAQ:MOB) & Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT)

Mobilicom (NASDAQ:MOB) and Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.6% of Mobilicom shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Mobilicom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Mobilicom and Rectitude, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobilicom	0	1	1	0	2.50
Rectitude	0	0	0	0	0.00

Mobilicom currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Mobilicom’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mobilicom is more favorable than Rectitude.

Volatility & Risk

Mobilicom has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rectitude has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mobilicom and Rectitude”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobilicom	$2.83 million	26.68	-$8.01 million	N/A	N/A
Rectitude	$32.57 million	1.73	$1.66 million	N/A	N/A

Rectitude has higher revenue and earnings than Mobilicom.

Profitability

This table compares Mobilicom and Rectitude’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobilicom	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rectitude	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mobilicom beats Rectitude on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mobilicom

Mobilicom Limited operates as an end-to-end provider of cybersecurity and smart solutions for drones, robotics, and autonomous platforms. It designs, develops, and delivers smart solutions, such as cloud management software, communication datalink and mobile mesh networking terminals, handheld control terminals, and professional services and support for drone, robotics, and autonomous system manufacturers, as well as hardware products and software solutions. Mobilicom Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Shoham, Israel.

About Rectitude

Rectitude Holdings Ltd is principally involved in the provision of safety equipment, encompassing essential items such as personal protective clothing, gloves, safety footwear, personal fall arrest systems, portable fire extinguishers and traffic products. The Company also offers auxiliary products such as industrial hardware tools and electrical hardware required for construction sites. Rectitude Holdings Ltd is based in SINGAPORE.