Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI – Get Free Report) and Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Vuzix and Insight Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vuzix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Insight Enterprises | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
Insight Enterprises has a consensus target price of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.84%. Given Insight Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Insight Enterprises is more favorable than Vuzix.
Profitability
This table compares Vuzix and Insight Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vuzix | -519.11% | -125.60% | -78.58% |
| Insight Enterprises | 2.45% | 22.70% | 3.71% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Vuzix and Insight Enterprises”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vuzix | $6.28 million | 30.24 | -$32.27 million | ($0.39) | -5.77 |
| Insight Enterprises | $8.58 billion | 0.59 | $157.35 million | $6.83 | 25.06 |
Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Vuzix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insight Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Vuzix has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Insight Enterprises beats Vuzix on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vuzix
Vuzix Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for the enterprise, medical, defense, and consumer markets. The company’s products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays, and augmented reality, as well as original equipment manufacturer waveguide optical components and display engines. It also provides certified ERP SaaS logistics solution to support hand-held mobile phones and scanners used in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing applications. It holds approximately 375 patents and patents pending and various IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and augmented reality Video Eyewear field. It sells its products through resellers, distributors, direct to commercial customers, and online stores, as well as various Vuzix operated web stores in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Icuiti Corporation and changed its name to Vuzix Corporation in September 2007. Vuzix Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York.
About Insight Enterprises
Insight Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology, hardware, software, and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers modern platforms/infrastructure that manages and supports cloud and data platforms, modern networks, and edge technologies; cybersecurity solutions automates and connects modern platform securely; data and artificial intelligence modernizes data platforms and architectures, and build data analytics and AI solutions; modern workplace and apps; and intelligent edge solutions that gathers and utilizes data for real-time decision making. It also provides software maintenance solutions that offers clients to obtain software upgrades, bug fixes, help desk, and other support services; vendor direct support services contracts; and cloud/software-as-a-service subscription products. In addition, the company designs, procures, deploys, implements, and manages solutions that combine hardware, software, and services to help businesses. It serves construction, esports, financial services, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, retail and restaurant, service providers, small to medium business, and travel and tourism industries. Insight Enterprises, Inc., was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
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