COMSovereign (NASDAQ:COMS – Get Free Report) and Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP – 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 analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility & Risk
COMSovereign has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knightscope has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares COMSovereign and Knightscope’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| COMSovereign | $13.81 million | 0.33 | -$153.05 million | N/A | N/A |
| Knightscope | $5.63 million | 14.16 | -$25.64 million | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
13.0% of COMSovereign shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of COMSovereign shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Knightscope shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares COMSovereign and Knightscope’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| COMSovereign | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Knightscope | -243.80% | N/A | -99.20% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for COMSovereign and Knightscope, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| COMSovereign | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Knightscope | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Summary
COMSovereign beats Knightscope on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About COMSovereign
COMSovereign Holding Corp. provides technologically-advanced telecom solutions for network operators, mobile device carriers, governmental units, and other enterprises worldwide. The company offers packet microwave solutions that transmit broadband voice, video, and data, as well as enable service providers, government agencies, enterprises, and other organizations; and in-band full-duplex technologies that alleviate the performance limitations of the principal transmission technologies. It also provides tethered drones and aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, as well as communication applications for national defense and security customers; and edge compute capable small cell 4G LTE and 5G access radios. In addition, the company offers maintenance and support services, as well as other professional services, such as engineering, designing, and developing a range of network systems and system components. The company was formerly known as Drone Aviation Holding Corp. and changed its name to COMSovereign Holding Corp. in November 2019. COMSovereign Holding Corp. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.
About Knightscope
Knightscope, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, deploys, and supports autonomous security robots (ASR) in the United States. 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 universities, municipalities, rail, healthcare, parks, casinos, corporations, law enforcement, county agencies, and property management companies, as well as the U.S. federal government. Knightscope, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
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