Head to Head Contrast: Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) versus Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL)

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.2% of Amplitude shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Amplitude shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Intrusion shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amplitude and Intrusion”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplitude	$343.21 million	3.84	-$88.54 million	($0.75)	-17.36
Intrusion	$7.09 million	2.70	-$9.06 million	($0.55)	-1.42

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

Risk and Volatility

Amplitude has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.55, meaning that its stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Amplitude and Intrusion, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplitude	1	2	7	1	2.73
Intrusion	1	2	1	0	2.00

Amplitude currently has a consensus target price of $12.55, indicating a potential downside of 3.61%. Intrusion has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 573.08%. Given Intrusion’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Amplitude.

Profitability

This table compares Amplitude and Intrusion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplitude	-26.59%	-42.62%	-22.69%
Intrusion	-191.24%	-178.06%	-99.59%

Summary

Amplitude beats Intrusion on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplitude

Amplitude, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a digital analytics platform that analyzes customer behavior in the United States and internationally. It offers Amplitude Analytics, which provides real-time product data and reconstructed user visits; Amplitude Experiment, a solution that allows teams to test new capabilities and safely roll out new features; Amplitude CDP, an insight-driven solution that encompasses the data infrastructure, audience management, and data streaming capabilities; and Amplitude Session Replay used by product, marketing, and data teams to understand user behavior, diagnose product issues, and improve product outcomes. The company also provides customer support services related to initial implementation setup, ongoing support, and application training. It delivers its application over the Internet as a subscription service using a software-as-a-service model. The company was formerly known as Sonalight, Inc. and changed its name to Amplitude, Inc. in December 2014. Amplitude, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Intrusion

Intrusion Inc., a cybersecurity company in the United States. The company offers its customers access to threat intelligence database, which contains the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of Internet Protocol addresses. It offers INTRUSION Shield, a zero trust reputation-based Software as a Service solution that inspects and kills dangerous network connections. The company also provides INTRUSION TraceCop, a big data tool that contains an inventory of network selectors and enrichments to support forensic investigations; and INTRUSION Savant, a network monitoring solution that uses the data available in TraceCop to identify suspicious traffic in real-time. In addition, it engages in the provision of pre-and post-sales support services, such as network security design, system installation, and technical consulting services. The company serves US federal government entities, state and local government entities, and companies ranging from mid-market to large enterprises through a direct sales force and value-added resellers. The company was formerly known as Intrusion.com, Inc. and changed its name to Intrusion Inc. in November 2001. Intrusion Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.