Financial Analysis: BlackRidge Technology International (OTCMKTS:BRTI) versus Cadre (NYSE:CDRE)

BlackRidge Technology International (OTCMKTS:BRTI) and Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.0% of Cadre shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.5% of BlackRidge Technology International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Cadre shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for BlackRidge Technology International and Cadre, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRidge Technology International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cadre	1	0	1	0	2.00

Cadre has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.04%. Given BlackRidge Technology International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRidge Technology International is more favorable than Cadre.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRidge Technology International and Cadre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRidge Technology International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cadre	6.65%	12.08%	5.60%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BlackRidge Technology International and Cadre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRidge Technology International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cadre	$567.56 million	2.28	$36.13 million	$0.94	33.86

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRidge Technology International.

Summary

Cadre beats BlackRidge Technology International on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackRidge Technology International

BlackRidge Technology International, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of cyber defense solutions. The company focuses on the cyber security solution for protecting enterprise networks and cloud services, healthcare, industrial controls, and critical infrastructure systems. It offers BlackRidge Transport Access Control software, which authenticates user or device identity and applies security policies across networks and cloud services before application sessions are established. The company was founded by Robert Graham and John Hayes on March 15, 2004 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

About Cadre

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.