Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN – Get Free Report) and Society Pass (NASDAQ:SOPA – 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 earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.63, meaning that its share price is 263% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Society Pass has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Palladyne AI and Society Pass”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Palladyne AI | $5.25 million | 50.56 | $10.04 million | ($0.61) | -9.36 |
| Society Pass | $7.23 million | 0.08 | -$10.23 million | ($2.43) | -0.03 |
Palladyne AI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Society Pass. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Society Pass, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Society Pass shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Society Pass shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Palladyne AI and Society Pass’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Palladyne AI | -358.04% | -49.17% | -36.25% |
| Society Pass | -145.99% | -343.41% | -39.70% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Palladyne AI and Society Pass, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Palladyne AI | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Society Pass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Palladyne AI presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 92.64%. Society Pass has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29,505.26%. Given Society Pass’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Society Pass is more favorable than Palladyne AI.
Summary
Palladyne AI beats Society Pass on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Society Pass
Society Pass Incorporated acquires and operates fintech and e-commerce platforms and mobile applications for consumers and merchants in Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Thailand. It operates through Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale segments. The company operates Leflair, an online lifestyle platform that offers services and products, such as fashion and accessories, beauty and personal care, and home and lifestyle; an online food delivery service under the Handycart brand name; and an online grocery delivery service under the Pushkart brand name. It also sells hardware and software to merchant; local mobile phone and global internet data plans; and domestic and overseas air ticket, and global hotel reservations, as well as offers digital marketing services. The company was formerly known as Food Society, Inc. and changed its name to Society Pass Incorporated in October 2018. Society Pass Incorporated was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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