iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) and Global X Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:BUG) Critical Analysis

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) and Global X Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:BUG) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF and Global X Cybersecurity ETF, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	0	0	0	0	0.00
Global X Cybersecurity ETF	0	5	0	1	2.66

Global X Cybersecurity ETF has a consensus price target of $33.38, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Global X Cybersecurity ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global X Cybersecurity ETF is more favorable than iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF.

Profitability

This table compares iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF and Global X Cybersecurity ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global X Cybersecurity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.8% of iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Global X Cybersecurity ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF pays out -59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF and Global X Cybersecurity ETF”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	($2.07)	-12.34
Global X Cybersecurity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global X Cybersecurity ETF has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Global X Cybersecurity ETF beats iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF

The iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (COMT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P GSCI Dynamic Roll index. The fund tracks a broad-market commodity index that utilizes a flexible dynamic roll strategy. COMT was launched on Oct 16, 2014 and is managed by BlackRock.

About Global X Cybersecurity ETF

The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Indxx Cybersecurity index, a modified market-cap-weighted global index of companies selected on the basis of revenue related to cybersecurity activities. BUG was launched on Oct 25, 2019 and is managed by Global X.