Head to Head Review: Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU)

Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) and Brady (NYSE:BRC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of Cycurion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Cycurion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Brady shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Cycurion and Brady, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cycurion	1	1	1	0	2.00
Brady	0	0	2	0	3.00

Cycurion currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2,087.50%. Brady has a consensus price target of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.89%. Given Cycurion’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cycurion is more favorable than Brady.

Profitability

This table compares Cycurion and Brady’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cycurion	-108.49%	-123.25%	-53.74%
Brady	12.93%	19.01%	13.47%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cycurion and Brady”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cycurion	$14.53 million	0.25	-$23.67 million	($7.17)	-0.04
Brady	$1.62 billion	2.75	$189.26 million	$4.39	21.55

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

Risk and Volatility

Cycurion has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brady has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brady beats Cycurion on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cycurion

Cycurion is a global leading provider of Network Communications and Information Technology Security Solutions. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class, cutting-edge solutions for our clients, regardless of size or complication, expressly optimizing your IT environment to meet the business need and to keep projects on track and on budget.

About Brady

Brady Corporation manufactures and supplies identification solutions (IDS) and workplace safety (WPS) products to identify and protect premises, products, and people in the United States and internationally. The company offers materials, printing systems, RFID, and bar code scanners for product identification, brand protection labeling, work in process labeling, finished product identification, and industrial track and trace applications; safety signs, floor-marking tapes, pipe markers, labeling systems, spill control products, lockout/tagout device, and software and services for safety compliance auditing, procedure writing, and training; and hand-held printers, wire markers, sleeves, and tags for wire identification. It also provides name tags, badges, lanyards, rigid card printing systems, and access control software for people identification; and wristbands, labels, printing systems, and other products for tracking and improving the safety of patients. In addition, the company offers workplace safety, identification, and compliance products, such as safety and compliance signs, tags, labels, and markings; informational signage and markings; asset tracking labels; facility safety and personal protection equipment; first-aid products; and other compliance products for process, government, education, construction, and utilities industries. Further, it provides stock and custom identification products; and sells related resale products. The company serves industrial and electronic manufacturing, healthcare, chemical, oil, gas, automotive, aerospace, governments, mass transit, electrical contractors, education, leisure and entertainment, telecommunications, and other industries through distributors, direct sales force, and digital channels. Brady Corporation was incorporated in 1914 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.