Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS – Get Free Report) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Actelis Networks and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Actelis Networks | -56.82% | -752.62% | -45.14% |
| Senstar Technologies | 4.25% | 3.99% | 2.98% |
Risk and Volatility
Actelis Networks has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Actelis Networks | $7.72 million | 0.61 | -$6.29 million | ($1.25) | -0.60 |
| Senstar Technologies | $34.46 million | 2.25 | -$1.29 million | $0.07 | 47.43 |
Senstar Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Actelis Networks. Actelis Networks 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 Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Actelis Networks and Senstar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Actelis Networks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Senstar Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Actelis Networks currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 564.19%. Given Actelis Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Actelis Networks is more favorable than Senstar Technologies.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Actelis Networks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Senstar Technologies beats Actelis Networks on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Actelis Networks
Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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.
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