Head to Head Comparison: iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) versus Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ)

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (NASDAQ:COMT) and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) are both manufacturing companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF”s top-line 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)	-12.42
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF, as provided 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 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF	0	10	4	0	2.70

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF has a consensus price target of $30.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic 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 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic 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 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.04 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.

Summary

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic 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 Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF

The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund provides market- cap selected and weighted exposure to companies involved in the development and production of robots or artificial intelligence. BOTZ was launched on Sep 12, 2016 and is managed by Global X.