Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) Head to Head Analysis

Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Brady and Cycurion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brady	12.93%	19.01%	13.47%
Cycurion	-108.49%	-123.25%	-53.74%

Volatility and Risk

Brady has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cycurion has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

76.3% of Brady shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Cycurion shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Cycurion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brady and Cycurion”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brady	$1.62 billion	2.75	$189.26 million	$4.39	21.55
Cycurion	$14.53 million	0.25	-$23.67 million	($7.17)	-0.04

Brady has higher revenue and earnings than Cycurion. Cycurion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brady, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Brady and Cycurion, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brady	0	0	2	0	3.00
Cycurion	1	1	1	0	2.00

Brady presently has a consensus target price of $103.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.89%. Cycurion has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,087.50%. Given Cycurion’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cycurion is more favorable than Brady.

Summary

Brady beats Cycurion on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brady

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. The company offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification. It also provides name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software for people identification; and wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products for tracking and improving the safety of patients. In addition, the company offers workplace safety, identification, and compliance products, such as safety and compliance signs, tags, labels, and markings; informational signage and markings; asset tracking labels; facility safety and personal protection equipment; first-aid products; and other compliance products for process, government, education, construction, and utilities industries. Further, it provides stock and custom identification products; and sells related resale products. The company serves industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, electrical contractors, education, leisure and entertainment, telecommunications, and other industries through distributors, direct sales force, and digital channels. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Cycurion

Cycurion is a global leading provider of Network Communications and Information Technology Security Solutions. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class, cutting-edge solutions for our clients, regardless of size or complication, expressly optimizing your IT environment to meet the business need and to keep projects on track and on budget.