ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA – Get Free Report) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ZenaTech and Palladyne AI, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZenaTech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Palladyne AI | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
ZenaTech currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 216.90%. Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.36%. Given ZenaTech’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Palladyne AI.
Risk & Volatility
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ZenaTech and Palladyne AI”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZenaTech | $9.24 million | 3.46 | -$32.36 million | ($1.42) | -1.00 |
| Palladyne AI | $7.07 million | 38.38 | $10.04 million | ($0.61) | -9.57 |
Palladyne AI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ZenaTech. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZenaTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ZenaTech and Palladyne AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZenaTech | -332.51% | N/A | -78.90% |
| Palladyne AI | -358.04% | -49.17% | -36.25% |
Summary
Palladyne AI beats ZenaTech on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZenaTech
ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cryptocurrency wallets and cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the agriculture industry; cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field management software and mobile solutions; integrated cloud-based enterprise software and hardware drone technology solutions for various industries; and browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
About Palladyne AI
Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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