Critical Review: Core AI (NASDAQ:CHAI) & UniTek Global Services (OTCMKTS:UNTKQ)

UniTek Global Services (OTCMKTS:UNTKQ) and Core AI (NASDAQ:CHAI) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for UniTek Global Services and Core AI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UniTek Global Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
Core AI	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given UniTek Global Services’ higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe UniTek Global Services is more favorable than Core AI.

Profitability

This table compares UniTek Global Services and Core AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UniTek Global Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Core AI	-55.59%	-59.58%	-39.26%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares UniTek Global Services and Core AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UniTek Global Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Core AI	$55.24 million	0.32	-$31.59 million	($4.36)	-0.21

UniTek Global Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Core AI.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.9% of Core AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Core AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About UniTek Global Services

UniTek Global Services, Inc. is a service provider of permanently outsourced infrastructure services, offering a suite of technical services to customers in the satellite television, wireless telecommunications, public safety, and broadband cable industries in the United States and Canada. The Company operates in two segments: Fulfillment segment and Engineering and Construction segment. Fulfillment segment provides installation and fulfillment services to customers in the satellite television and broadband cable industries. Engineering and Construction segment provides infrastructure services, systems integration for public safety and land mobile radio applications, construction and project management services to customers in the wireless telecommunications and public safety industries.

About Core AI

Siyata Mobile Inc. develops and provides cellular communications solutions for enterprise customers. It provides connected-vehicle devices and various accessories that are designed for professional fleets, such as trucks, vans, buses, ambulances, government cars, and others. The company also develops, markets, and sells rugged Push-To-Talk (PTT), mobile devices, cellular amplifiers, and various accessories. In addition, it offers 4G LTE devices, such as Uniden UV350 and Uniden CP250, in-vehicle communication devices that incorporate voice, push-to-talk over cellular, navigation, and data fleet management solutions. Further, the company provides cellular booster solutions, such as Uniden U60C 4G and U65C 4G to enhance connectivity; Uniden U70 FN for inside buildings, Uniden UM50 FN for inside vehicles, and the Uniden UM2M FN that can connect to its Uniden UV350 in vehicle communicator; Uniden Mobile Coverage Kit; Mission Critical Push-To-Talk device; and Vehicle Kit 7, a vehicle kit accessory that provides an in-vehicle solution. It serves cellular network operators and their dealers, as well as commercial vehicle technology distributors for fleets in Israel, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.