Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT – Get Free Report) and Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Nauticus Robotics and Byrna Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nauticus Robotics | -3,598.93% | N/A | -95.72% |
| Byrna Technologies | 14.43% | 18.13% | 14.13% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Nauticus Robotics and Byrna Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nauticus Robotics | $1.81 million | 5.01 | -$134.91 million | ($237.35) | -0.01 |
| Byrna Technologies | $85.76 million | 4.75 | $12.79 million | $0.67 | 26.78 |
Byrna Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Byrna Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byrna Technologies has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Nauticus Robotics and Byrna Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nauticus Robotics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Byrna Technologies | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3.43 |
Byrna Technologies has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 120.18%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Nauticus Robotics.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Nauticus Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Byrna Technologies beats Nauticus Robotics on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nauticus Robotics
Nauticus Robotics, Inc. develops ocean robots, cloud software, and services to the ocean industry. The company offers Aquanaut, an autonomous underwater vehicle with sensor suite, which provides capability to observe and inspect subsea assets or other subsea features; Olympic Arm, an all-electric manipulator designed for a variety of intervention tasks on work class remotely operated vehicles; and ToolKITT, a software platform, which consists of interrelated products for ocean sensing, manipulation, autonomous behaviors, survey, search and recovery, and manual intervention. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Webster, Texas.
About Byrna Technologies
Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.
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