Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT – Get Free Report) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Rectitude has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied DNA Sciences has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Rectitude and Applied DNA Sciences, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Rectitude | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Applied DNA Sciences | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Rectitude | $32.57 million | 1.61 | $1.66 million | N/A | N/A |
| Applied DNA Sciences | $3.74 million | 2.12 | -$6.99 million | ($923.81) | -0.01 |
Rectitude has higher revenue and earnings than Applied DNA Sciences.
Profitability
This table compares Rectitude and Applied DNA Sciences’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Rectitude | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Applied DNA Sciences | -399.91% | -136.17% | -101.95% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Rectitude beats Applied DNA Sciences on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Rectitude
Rectitude Holdings Ltd is principally involved in the provision of safety equipment, encompassing essential items such as personal protective clothing, gloves, safety footwear, personal fall arrest systems, portable fire extinguishers and traffic products. The Company also offers auxiliary products such as industrial hardware tools and electrical hardware required for construction sites. Rectitude Holdings Ltd is based in SINGAPORE.
About Applied DNA Sciences
Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a biotechnology company, develops and commercializes technologies to produce and detect deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Therapeutic DNA Production Services; MDx Testing Services; and DNA Tagging and Security Products and Services. The Therapeutic DNA Production Services segment develops and commercializes the LinearDNA platform, which enables a cell-free manufacture of high-fidelity synthetic DNA sequences for use in nucleic acid-based therapeutics. The MDx Testing Services segment provides clinical molecular diagnostics (MDx) testing and clinical laboratory testing services; COVID-19 testing services, including test scheduling, sample collection, and automated results reporting for higher education institutions, private clients, and businesses under the safeCircle trademark; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for production and detection of DNA and RNA; and MDx test kits and related supplies, as well as Isotopic analysis testing services. The DNA Tagging and Security Products and Services segment offers SigNature Molecular Tags, which provides a methodology to authenticate goods within large and complex supply chains for materials, such as cotton, nutraceuticals, and other products; SigNify portable DNA readers and SigNify consumable reagent test kits; and fiberTyping, which uses PCR-based DNA detection to detect a product's naturally occurring DNA sequences for the purposes of product provenance authentication and supply chain security. The company was formerly known as Datalink Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. in 2002. Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Stony Brook, New York.
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