Comparing Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) & Life360 (NASDAQ:LIF)

Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and Life360 (NASDAQ:LIF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cadre and Life360″s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadre	$567.56 million	2.63	$36.13 million	$0.94	39.09
Life360	$371.48 million	22.51	-$4.55 million	$0.32	336.97

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Life360. Cadre is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life360, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cadre and Life360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadre	6.65%	12.08%	5.60%
Life360	6.45%	7.65%	5.31%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Life360 shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cadre shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Life360 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Cadre has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Life360 has a beta of 3.51, suggesting that its share price is 251% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cadre and Life360, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadre	1	1	1	0	2.00
Life360	0	1	7	0	2.88

Cadre currently has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential downside of 14.26%. Life360 has a consensus target price of $91.43, suggesting a potential downside of 15.21%. Given Cadre’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cadre is more favorable than Life360.

Summary

Cadre beats Life360 on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Life360

Life360 Inc. is a family connection and safety company. Its business category includes mobile app and Tile tracking devices with a range of services, including location sharing, safe driver reports and crash detection with emergency dispatch. Life360 Inc. is based in SAN FRANCISCO.