Comparing Wave Systems (OTCMKTS:WAVXQ) and Cellebrite DI (NASDAQ:CLBT)

Wave Systems (OTCMKTS:WAVXQ) and Cellebrite DI (NASDAQ:CLBT) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Wave Systems and Cellebrite DI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wave Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cellebrite DI	14.48%	18.38%	9.68%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.9% of Cellebrite DI shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Cellebrite DI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Wave Systems and Cellebrite DI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wave Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cellebrite DI	$475.67 million	5.66	$78.33 million	$0.28	38.57

Cellebrite DI has higher revenue and earnings than Wave Systems.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Wave Systems and Cellebrite DI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wave Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cellebrite DI	0	1	5	0	2.83

Cellebrite DI has a consensus target price of $21.80, indicating a potential upside of 101.85%. Given Cellebrite DI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cellebrite DI is more favorable than Wave Systems.

Summary

Cellebrite DI beats Wave Systems on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wave Systems

Wave Systems Corp. (Wave) is engaged in developing hardware-based computer security systems. The Company’s products provide a set of solutions that focus on authentication, encryption and data-loss protection. Its core set of offerings include Authentication Solutions, Encryption Solutions and Data Loss Protection. The Authentication Solutions include Wave Virtual Smart Card 2.0 (VSC) and TPM Management. The Encryption Solutions include SED Management, BitLocker Management and Mac OS Encryption. The Data Loss Protection Solutions include Protector, Inspector and Encryptor products. Wave provides centralized remote management of its products in both on-premise and cloud platforms. For on-premise configurations, EMBASSY Remote Administration Server (ERAS) hosts Wave’s Virtual Smart Card 2.0, TPM Management, SED Management and BitLocker Management products. The Data Protection Server hosts the Protector, Inspector and Encryptor products.

About Cellebrite DI

Cellebrite DI Ltd. develops solutions for legally sanctioned investigations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's DI suite of solutions allows users to collect, review, analyze, and manage digital data across the investigative lifecycle with respect to legally sanctioned investigations used in various cases, including child exploitation, homicide, anti-terror, border control, sexual crimes, human trafficking, corporate security, cryptocurrency, and intellectual property theft. It provides Inseyets, a digital forensics software that collects and reviews digital evidence from various digital sources when conducting legally sanctioned investigations. The company's digital forensics software also offers data extraction, decoding capabilities, workflows, and automation capabilities. In addition, it provides Cellebrite Pathfinder, which reduces the time spent manually reviewing digital evidence by automating data analysis and visualization; Smart Search, an open source intelligence tool that automates the collection and review of publicly available online data; and Guardian, a case and evidence management solution. Further, the company offers digital forensic software for enterprises and service providers, including Inseyets for Enterprise, Endpoint Inspector, and Mobile Now; and professional services, such as training and certification services, and other services. It serves federal and state and local agencies. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.