Twilio (NYSE:TWLO – Get Free Report) and Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.3% of Twilio shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Twilio shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Twilio and Duos Technologies Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Twilio | $5.07 billion | 7.04 | $33.83 million | $7.18 | 32.35 |
| Duos Technologies Group | $27.02 million | 9.51 | -$9.84 million | $0.99 | 8.85 |
Twilio has higher revenue and earnings than Duos Technologies Group. Duos Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twilio, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Twilio has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Twilio and Duos Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Twilio | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Duos Technologies Group | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Twilio currently has a consensus price target of $249.68, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Duos Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 179.68%. Given Duos Technologies Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duos Technologies Group is more favorable than Twilio.
Profitability
This table compares Twilio and Duos Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Twilio | 20.61% | 5.09% | 4.15% |
| Duos Technologies Group | 158.99% | -11.88% | -9.85% |
Summary
Twilio beats Duos Technologies Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Twilio
Twilio Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides customer engagement platform solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Twilio Communications and Twilio Segment. The company provides various application programming interfaces and software solutions for communications between customers and end users, including messaging, voice, email, flex, marketing campaigns, and user identity and authentication. It also offers software products to build direct, personalized relationships with their end users, such as segment, a platform that provides tools for first-party data by unifying real-time information collected; and engage, an automation platform for the delivery of omnichannel campaigns. Twilio Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About Duos Technologies Group
Duos Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and operates intelligent technology solutions in North America. The company provides solutions, such as Centraco, an enterprise information management software platform that consolidates data and events from multiple sources into a unified and distributive user interface; and truevue360, an integrated platform to develop and deploy artificial intelligence algorithms, including machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing for real-time applications. Its proprietary applications include Railcar Inspection Portal that provides freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It also develops Automated Logistics Information System, which automates gatehouse operations, as well as develops solutions for rail, trucking, aviation, and other vehicle-based processes. In addition, the company provides consulting services, including consulting and auditing; software licensing with optional hardware sales; customer service training; and maintenance support. The company operates its services under the duostech brand. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
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