Contrasting ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) and Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:EMBJ)

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:EMBJ) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	3.94%	6.13%	1.83%
ZenaTech	-332.51%	N/A	-78.90%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica and ZenaTech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	1	2	4	0	2.43
ZenaTech	1	1	2	0	2.25

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica presently has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.84%. ZenaTech has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 172.73%. Given ZenaTech’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica and ZenaTech”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica	$7.58 billion	1.74	$351.90 million	$1.71	42.68
ZenaTech	$20.18 million	1.84	-$32.36 million	($1.42)	-1.16

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has higher revenue and earnings than ZenaTech. ZenaTech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.6% of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica shares are owned 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.

Risk & Volatility

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 7.14, suggesting that its stock price is 614% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica beats ZenaTech on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica

Embraer S.A. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells aircraft and systems in North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Brazil, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through Commercial Aviation; Defense & Security; Executive Aviation; Services & Support; and Other segments. The Commercial Aviation segment designs, develops, manufactures, and sells commercial jets, as well as leases aircraft. The Defense & Security segment engages in the research, development, production, modification, and support for military defense and security aircraft; and offers a range of products and integrated solutions that include radars, special space systems, and cyber security solutions, as well as information and communications systems comprising command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. The Executive Aviation segment develops, produces, and sells executive jets. This segment also leases Phenom family executive jets in the entry jet and light jet categories; and Praetor 500 and Praetor 600, disruptive executive jets in the midsize and super midsize categories. The Service & Support segment provides after-service solutions and support services; maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for commercial, executive, and defense aircraft; and aircraft components and engines. This segment also supplies steel and composite aviation structures to various aircraft manufacturers. The Other segment engages in the supply of fuel systems, structural parts, and mechanical and hydraulic systems; and production of agricultural crop-spraying aircraft. The company was formerly known as Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. and changed its name to Embraer S.A. in November 2010. Embraer S.A. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

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.