SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI – Get Free Report) and Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
SoundThinking has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resideo Technologies has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares SoundThinking and Resideo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SoundThinking | -14.95% | -20.76% | -11.26% |
| Resideo Technologies | -6.71% | 16.70% | 4.66% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SoundThinking | $99.96 million | 1.02 | -$9.42 million | ($1.16) | -6.78 |
| Resideo Technologies | $7.61 billion | 0.61 | -$527.00 million | ($3.84) | -7.96 |
SoundThinking has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Resideo Technologies. Resideo Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SoundThinking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SoundThinking and Resideo Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SoundThinking | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.14 |
| Resideo Technologies | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.20 |
SoundThinking presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.12%. Resideo Technologies has a consensus target price of $39.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.83%. Given SoundThinking’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SoundThinking is more favorable than Resideo Technologies.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.7% of SoundThinking shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of SoundThinking shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
About SoundThinking
SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
About Resideo Technologies
Resideo Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells comfort, energy management, and safety and security solutions to the commercial and residential end markets in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Solutions, and ADI Global Distribution. The Products and Solutions segment provides temperature and humidity control, thermal and combustion solutions, water and indoor air quality solutions, energy products and solutions, water and air solutions, smoke and carbon monoxide detection home safety and fire suppression, security panels, sensors, peripherals, wire and cable, communications devices, video cameras, other home-related lifestyle convenience solutions, cloud infrastructure, installation and maintenance tools, and related software products under the Honeywell Home brand as well as Resideo, Braukmann, First Alert, and BRK brands. The ADI Global Distribution segment engages in the distribution of security, fire, access control, and video products; and participates in the broader related markets of smart home, power, audio, ProAV, networking, communications, data communications, wire and cable, enterprise connectivity, and structured wiring products. The company sells its products and services through a network of professional contractors, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as retail and online merchants. Resideo Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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