Analyzing Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT)

Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Odysight.ai has a beta of -0.48, meaning that its share price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Odysight.ai and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odysight.ai	-1,669.72%	-78.20%	-67.46%
Senstar Technologies	1.34%	1.16%	0.91%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.7% of Odysight.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.9% of Odysight.ai shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Odysight.ai and Senstar Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odysight.ai	$3.02 million	13.87	-$17.03 million	($1.11)	-1.86
Senstar Technologies	$36.80 million	1.02	$3.22 million	$0.02	80.50

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Odysight.ai and Senstar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Odysight.ai	1	1	2	1	2.60
Senstar Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Odysight.ai currently has a consensus price target of $8.57, indicating a potential upside of 314.25%. Given Odysight.ai’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Odysight.ai is more favorable than Senstar Technologies.

Summary

Senstar Technologies beats Odysight.ai on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Odysight.ai

Odysight.ai, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of customized visual solutions for organizations across a variety of industries in the form of micro cameras and supplementary technologies. Its devices can used across the medical, aerospace, industrial, research, and defense industries. The company was founded on March 22, 2013 and is headquartered in Omer, Israel.

About Senstar Technologies

Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.