Head-To-Head Survey: SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) & ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI)

ScanTech AI Systems (NASDAQ:STAI) and SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ScanTech AI Systems and SecureAlert, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ScanTech AI Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00
SecureAlert	0	0	0	0	0.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

74.0% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of SecureAlert shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ScanTech AI Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of SecureAlert shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and SecureAlert’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ScanTech AI Systems	-477.09%	-11.25%	209.23%
SecureAlert	-5.35%	-5.94%	1.77%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ScanTech AI Systems and SecureAlert”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ScanTech AI Systems	$1.88 million	3.91	-$23.07 million	($9.20)	-0.21
SecureAlert	$35.22 million	0.13	-$1.88 million	($0.16)	-2.44

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

Volatility and Risk

ScanTech AI Systems has a beta of -0.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SecureAlert has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SecureAlert beats ScanTech AI Systems on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ScanTech AI Systems

Scantech AI Systems, Inc. engages in the innovation, emerging technology, and machine learning expertise. ScanTech specializes in developing advanced screening technology that provides the most accurate and fastest detection of prohibited materials. The company was founded on September 5, 2023 and is headquartered in Buford, GA.

About SecureAlert

Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.