Proxim Wireless (OTCMKTS:PRXM – Get Free Report) and Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
14.8% of Ondas shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Proxim Wireless shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Ondas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Proxim Wireless and Ondas’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Proxim Wireless | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ondas | $9.18 million | 3.09 | -$73.24 million | ($1.70) | -0.33 |
Volatility and Risk
Proxim Wireless has a beta of 2.87, suggesting that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ondas has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Proxim Wireless and Ondas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Proxim Wireless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Ondas | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Ondas has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 350.45%. Given Ondas’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ondas is more favorable than Proxim Wireless.
Profitability
This table compares Proxim Wireless and Ondas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Proxim Wireless | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ondas | -820.03% | -87.37% | -58.88% |
Summary
Ondas beats Proxim Wireless on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Proxim Wireless
Proxim Wireless Corporation provides Wi-Fi, point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint 4G wireless network technologies for wireless Internet, video surveillance, and backhaul applications. It offers wireless broadband and backhaul products, wireless LAN access products, and network controllers. The company's products have applications in transportation, video surveillance, mobility, Wi-Fi offload, backhaul, wireless broadband/ISP, government, carrier Wi-Fi, retail Wi-Fi, and enterprises WLAN. Its broadband wireless equipment is used by enterprises, service providers, carriers, government entities, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, municipalities and other organizations that need high-performance, secure, and scalable broadband wireless solutions. The company serves customers through online retailers, a network of distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers in North America, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. As of July 31, 2018, Proxim Wireless Corporation operates as a subsidiary of SRA Holdings, Inc.
About Ondas
Ondas Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides private wireless, drone, and automated data solutions. It operates in two segments, Ondas Networks and Ondas Autonomous Systems. The company designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports FullMAX, a software defined radio (SDR) platform for wide-area broadband networks. Its FullMAX SDR platform enables secure and reliable industrial-grade connectivity for truly mission-critical applications. The company also offers Optimus, an AI-powered drone with imaging payloads; the Airbase, a ruggedized weatherproof base station for housing, data processing, and cloud transfer; Insightful, a secure web portal and API, which enables remote interaction with the system, data, and resulting analytics anywhere in the world; and the Raider, a counter-drone system for security and the protection of critical infrastructure, assets, and people from the threat of hostile drones. It serves users in rail, energy, mining, agriculture, public safety, critical infrastructure, and government markets in the United States and internationally. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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