Head-To-Head Contrast: Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) & Cistera Networks (OTCMKTS:CNWT)

Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) and Cistera Networks (OTCMKTS:CNWT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned 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 and Valuation

This table compares Franklin Wireless and Cistera Networks”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Wireless	$46.09 million	N/A	-$240,000.00	($0.02)	-255.00
Cistera Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cistera Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franklin Wireless.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Franklin Wireless and Cistera Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Wireless	1	0	1	0	2.00
Cistera Networks	0	0	0	0	0.00

Franklin Wireless presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.65%. Given Franklin Wireless’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Franklin Wireless is more favorable than Cistera Networks.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Wireless and Cistera Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Wireless	-0.53%	-0.65%	-0.47%
Cistera Networks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Franklin Wireless beats Cistera Networks on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Franklin Wireless

Franklin Wireless Corp. provides integrated wireless solutions. The company's products include 5G/4G wireless broadband products, such as wi-fi mobile hotspot, fixed wireless routers, and enterprise gateway CPE; and IoT tracking and connected devices, including smart IoT tracking device, connected car, and home phone connect. It also offers IOT server platform and application, which comprises Pintrac, a cloud based telecom grade server platform; Pintrac Mobile Device Management, an LTE hotspot; Pintrac Pet, a pet tracking application; Pintrac Auto that tracks, locates, and manages vehicles for consumers and businesses; and JEXtream, a cloud based telecom grade server platform for 5G devices and routers that enables enhanced remote management of device functionality. The company directly markets and sells its products to wireless operators, as well as indirectly through strategic partners and distributors located primarily in the North America, the Caribbean and South America, and Asia. Franklin Wireless Corp. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Cistera Networks

Cistera Networks, Inc. provides enterprise and small business communications solutions for the IT industry in the United States. The company’s convergence servers and software application solutions offer advanced voice, video, and data communications platforms and applications for quality assurance and management, event notification and alerting, recording and monitoring, and collaborative solutions. It also provides Cistera 1.9 software platform, a component-based architecture that enables enhanced scalability and management of advanced unified communications applications; and Quality Assurance and Management systems that allow organizations to respond to the needs of their customers and their partners, as well as enable organizations to build feedback loops by automating audit and compliance needs through recording and monitoring systems. In addition, the company offers Event Alerting and Notification solutions for the delivery of timely and actionable information for organizations of various sizes. Further, it provides support and maintenance, and professional services. The company was formerly known as CNH Holdings Company and changed its name to Cistera Networks Inc in September 2005. Cistera Networks, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.