Sidus Space (NASDAQ:SIDU – Get Free Report) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Sidus Space has a beta of -0.72, indicating that its share price is 172% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 7.52, indicating that its share price is 652% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.9% of Sidus Space shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sidus Space shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Sidus Space and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sidus Space | -970.56% | -30.71% | -27.09% |
| ZenaTech | -306.35% | -3,081.41% | -76.55% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Sidus Space and ZenaTech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sidus Space | $2.83 million | 33.30 | -$29.47 million | ($0.69) | -1.35 |
| ZenaTech | $9.24 million | 14.22 | -$32.36 million | ($1.48) | -0.44 |
Sidus Space has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ZenaTech. Sidus Space is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZenaTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Sidus Space and ZenaTech, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sidus Space | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| ZenaTech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
ZenaTech has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 588.92%. Given ZenaTech’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Sidus Space.
Summary
Sidus Space beats ZenaTech on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space, Inc., a space-as-a-service company, engages in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellite worldwide. Its space services include satellite/space hardware manufacturing; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) launch and deployment services; and space-based geospatial intel, imagery, and data analytics. The company also provides platforms, such as External Flight Test Platform (EFTP) which offers multiple industries to develop, test, and fly experiments, hardware, materials, and advanced electronics on the ISS at a reduced cost and schedule; LizzieSat; Space Station Integrated Kinetic Launcher for Orbital Payload Systems; and Phoenix Deployer. In addition, it offers aerospace and defense manufacturing services, including 3D printing; mechanical/electrical assembly and test; design engineering; and program management comprising of supply chain management, customer requirement compliance, logistics and configuration management, resource and budget control, and schedule. It serves commercial space, aerospace, and defense industries, as well as government and commercial customers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida. Sidus Space, Inc. is a subsidiary of Craig Technical Consulting, Inc.
About ZenaTech
ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cryptocurrency wallets and cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the agriculture industry; cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field management software and mobile solutions; integrated cloud-based enterprise software and hardware drone technology solutions for various industries; and browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
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