VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (NASDAQ:HCAI) Financial Comparison

VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology (NASDAQ:HCAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VerifyMe and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VerifyMe	$24.21 million	0.49	-$3.82 million	($0.35)	-2.77
Huachen AI Parking Management Technology	$40.94 million	0.47	$1.50 million	N/A	N/A

Huachen AI Parking Management Technology has higher revenue and earnings than VerifyMe.

Profitability

This table compares VerifyMe and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VerifyMe	-17.16%	-14.32%	-10.90%
Huachen AI Parking Management Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.8% of VerifyMe shares are held by institutional investors. 19.7% of VerifyMe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VerifyMe and Huachen AI Parking Management Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VerifyMe	1	0	2	0	2.33
Huachen AI Parking Management Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00

VerifyMe currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.64%. Given VerifyMe’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe VerifyMe is more favorable than Huachen AI Parking Management Technology.

Summary

VerifyMe beats Huachen AI Parking Management Technology on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VerifyMe

VerifyMe, Inc., together with its subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, operates as a technology solutions provider that specializes in products to connect brands with consumers and providing brands with end-to-end logistics management for their products. The company operates through two segments, VerifyMe Solutions and PeriShip Global Solutions. The VerifyMe Solutions segment offers technology solutions to connect brands with consumers allowing brand owners to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. Its solutions provide brand protection and supply chain functions, such as counterfeit prevention, traceability, consumer engagement solutions, and authentication for labels, packaging, and products, as well as tamper-proof labels. The PeriShip Global Solutions segment offers predictive analytics for optimizing delivery of time and temperature sensitive perishable products. This segment's products include PeriTrack customer dashboard, an integrated web portal tool gives its customers an in-depth look at their shipping activities based on real-time data. It also provides call center, pre-transit, post-delivery, and weather/traffic services. The company has a strategic partnership with INX International Ink Company. The company was formerly known as LaserLock Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to VerifyMe, Inc. in July 2015. VerifyMe, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.

About Huachen AI Parking Management Technology

Huachen AI Parking Management Technology Holding Co., Ltd. provides smart parking solutions and equipment structural parts. The company products include structural parts, garage structural parts, materials such as customized steel and load bearing steel plates for cubic parking equipment, railroad accessories and other products. It also offers equipment structural parts like conveyor belt components and feeder system parts along with product design consultation and maintenance services for its parking systems. The company was founded on September 30, 2021 and is headquartered in Jiaxing, China.