Comparing Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) and XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA)

XTI Aerospace (NASDAQ:XTIA) and Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for XTI Aerospace and Byrna Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XTI Aerospace	1	0	0	1	2.50
Byrna Technologies	1	2	1	2	2.67

Byrna Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.88, indicating a potential upside of 130.94%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than XTI Aerospace.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Byrna Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XTI Aerospace	$22.49 million	1.73	-$68.76 million	($5.20)	-0.19
Byrna Technologies	$118.12 million	0.66	$9.69 million	($0.18)	-18.94

Byrna Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than XTI Aerospace. Byrna Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XTI Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares XTI Aerospace and Byrna Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XTI Aerospace	-171.13%	-2,044.78%	-105.02%
Byrna Technologies	-3.39%	-5.85%	-4.74%

Volatility & Risk

XTI Aerospace has a beta of 4.79, indicating that its stock price is 379% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

11.7% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of XTI Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned 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.

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats XTI Aerospace on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About XTI Aerospace

XTI Aerospace, Inc. engages in the provision of aircraft manufacturing. It primarily focuses on the light and mid-size business aircraft market. The company was founded in April 1999 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.