Head to Head Survey: Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) & SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK)

SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) and Mawson Infrastructure Group (NASDAQ:MIGI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares SecureAlert and Mawson Infrastructure Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SecureAlert	-3.91%	-11.46%	3.48%
Mawson Infrastructure Group	-24.28%	N/A	-22.36%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for SecureAlert and Mawson Infrastructure Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SecureAlert	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mawson Infrastructure Group	1	2	0	0	1.67

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SecureAlert and Mawson Infrastructure Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SecureAlert	$36.89 million	0.09	-$3.08 million	($0.16)	-1.73
Mawson Infrastructure Group	$59.26 million	0.09	-$46.13 million	($12.60)	-0.36

SecureAlert has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mawson Infrastructure Group. SecureAlert is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mawson Infrastructure Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.8% of SecureAlert shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of SecureAlert shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Mawson Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

SecureAlert has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mawson Infrastructure Group has a beta of 4.62, suggesting that its share price is 362% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About SecureAlert

Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.

About Mawson Infrastructure Group

Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. develops and operates digital infrastructure for digital currency on the bitcoin blockchain network in the United States. It engages in digital currency or bitcoin self-mining, customer co-location and related services, and energy markets, as well as operates data center facilities. The company is based in Midland, Pennsylvania.