Analyzing DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT) & Cadre (NYSE:CDRE)

DAC Technologies Group International (OTCMKTS:DAAT) and Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for DAC Technologies Group International and Cadre, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DAC Technologies Group International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cadre	1	0	4	0	2.60

Cadre has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 14.95%. Given Cadre’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cadre is more favorable than DAC Technologies Group International.

Profitability

This table compares DAC Technologies Group International and Cadre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cadre	7.33%	13.94%	6.27%

Risk and Volatility

DAC Technologies Group International has a beta of 267.03, indicating that its share price is 26,603% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DAC Technologies Group International and Cadre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DAC Technologies Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cadre	$567.56 million	3.17	$36.13 million	$1.12	39.54

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than DAC Technologies Group International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cadre shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cadre beats DAC Technologies Group International on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DAC Technologies Group International

DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. manufactures and markets consumer products for wholesale, retail, and OEM gun manufacturing markets. The company specializes in gun cleaning kits, gun safety devices, security items, and other outdoor products. It offers products in the categories of gun cleaning kits and accessories, other shooting and outdoor accessories, licensed products, gun locks, and safes. The company sells its products to mass merchants, retail chains, sporting goods retailers, distributors, and OEM gun manufacturers. It also markets its products through catalog companies. The company was formerly known as DAC Technologies of America, Inc. and changed its name to DAC Technologies Group International, Inc. in July 1999. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

About Cadre

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.