Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS – Get Free Report) and ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Actelis Networks and ClearOne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Actelis Networks | -115.31% | -264.19% | -80.77% |
| ClearOne | -120.46% | -57.86% | -44.28% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Actelis Networks and ClearOne, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Actelis Networks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
| ClearOne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of ClearOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of ClearOne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Actelis Networks and ClearOne”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Actelis Networks | $5.27 million | 0.99 | -$4.37 million | ($0.78) | -0.53 |
| ClearOne | $9.69 million | 0.89 | -$8.98 million | ($6.99) | -0.71 |
Actelis Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ClearOne. ClearOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Actelis Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Actelis Networks has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearOne has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Actelis Networks beats ClearOne on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Actelis Networks
Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About ClearOne
ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and sells conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions for voice and visual communications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of audio conferencing products, including professional audio conferencing and sound-reinforcement products for use in enterprise, healthcare, education and distance learning, government, legal, and finance organizations; mid-tier premium conferencing products for smaller rooms, and small and medium businesses, which interface with video and Web conferencing systems; USB-based personal and group speakerphones that could be used with PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices; and traditional tabletop conferencing phones used in conference rooms and offices. It provides professional microphones consisting of beamforming microphones, ceiling microphones, and wireless microphones. In addition, the company offers video products, such as video conferencing and collaboration solutions; professional-grade cameras; and AV networking, which deliver the IP A/V experience by streaming time sensitive high definition audio and video, and control over TCP/IP networks. It sells its commercial products to a network of independent professional audiovisual, information technology, and telecommunications distributors, as well as systems integrators, dealers, value-added resellers, and end-users. ClearOne, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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