Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP – Get Rating) and Track Group (OTCMKTS:TRCK – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Knightscope and Track Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Knightscope | $5.63 million | 4.52 | -$25.64 million | N/A | N/A |
| Track Group | $36.97 million | 0.11 | -$7.39 million | ($0.78) | -0.44 |
Track Group has higher revenue and earnings than Knightscope.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Knightscope | -243.80% | N/A | -99.20% |
| Track Group | -25.64% | -32.93% | 3.22% |
Volatility and Risk
Knightscope has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Track Group has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Knightscope and Track Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Knightscope | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Track Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Knightscope shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Track Group shares are owned by company 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
Track Group beats Knightscope on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Knightscope
Knightscope, Inc. designs, develops, builds, deploys, and supports physical security technologies in the United States. The company's solutions combine the physical presence of autonomous security robots (ASR) with real-time on-site data collection and analysis, and a human-machine interface to reduce crime. Its products include K3 and K5 ASRs designed to roam a geo-fenced area autonomously by utilizing numerous sensors and lasers, either on a random basis or based on a particular patrolling algorithm to navigate around people, vehicles, and objects in dynamic indoor or outdoor environments; K1, an ASR for used in indoors or outdoors and at ingress/egress points for both people and vehicles; and K7, a multi-terrain ASR. The company also develops and operates the Knightscope security operations center (KSOC), a browser-based interface, which allows real-time data access service to its clients for alert of an abnormal event; and Knightscope network operations center (KNOC), a custom set of tools that enables it to manage and monitor the network of ASRs with alerts related to critical indicators and statistics, including charging, software, navigation, and temperatures, as well as to execute over-the-air software upgrades, patches, and other related items. In addition, it offers Knightscope+ remote monitoring, an optional service for clients that operate without a fully staffed 24/7 security operations center. The company serves law enforcement agencies, hospitals, and security teams. Knightscope, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
About Track Group
Track Group, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of location tracking devices. Its products and services include a full-range of one-piece global positioning system (GPS) tracking devices, a device-agnostic operating system, a portfolio of software applications including smartphone, alcohol and predictive analytics, and a variety of accessory, service and support offerings. The company was founded by James J. Dalton and David G. Derrick in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, IL.
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