Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP – Get Free Report) and Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Wrap Technologies has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Satellogic has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Satellogic shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.3% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Satellogic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wrap Technologies | $4.67 million | 20.09 | -$10.34 million | ($0.27) | -6.20 |
| Satellogic | $31.91 million | 22.36 | -$4.78 million | ($0.82) | -5.66 |
Satellogic has higher revenue and earnings than Wrap Technologies. Wrap Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Satellogic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Wrap Technologies and Satellogic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wrap Technologies | -205.10% | -101.24% | -82.26% |
| Satellogic | -325.65% | 303.84% | 6.01% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Wrap Technologies and Satellogic, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wrap Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Satellogic | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.75 |
Satellogic has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 91.81%. Given Satellogic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Satellogic is more favorable than Wrap Technologies.
Summary
Satellogic beats Wrap Technologies on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wrap Technologies
Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.
About Satellogic
Satellogic Inc. operates as an integrated geospatial company in the Asia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It engages in tasking satellites with monitoring assets and keeping up with their changing reality for government and commercial customers; control satellites on top of specific areas of interest for governments; and sale and support satellites. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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