Financial Contrast: Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) and GTX (OTCMKTS:GTXO)

GTX (OTCMKTS:GTXO) and Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

GTX has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares GTX and Actelis Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GTX	-248.04%	N/A	-272.42%
Actelis Networks	-225.03%	-290.78%	-111.82%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GTX and Actelis Networks”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GTX	$590,000.00	0.08	-$1.20 million	N/A	N/A
Actelis Networks	$3.67 million	0.32	-$8.26 million	($3.96)	-0.01

GTX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Actelis Networks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for GTX and Actelis Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GTX	0	0	0	0	0.00
Actelis Networks	1	1	1	0	2.00

Actelis Networks has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7,217.07%. Given Actelis Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Actelis Networks is more favorable than GTX.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of GTX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Actelis Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Actelis Networks beats GTX on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GTX

GTX Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various products and services in the personal location services marketplace in the United States and internationally. The company offers global positioning system (GPS), Bluetooth low energy (BLE), and cellular location platform that enables subscribers to track in real time the whereabouts of people, pets, or high valued assets through a miniaturized transceiver module, wireless connectivity gateway, middleware, and viewing portal. Its products include GPS SmartSole, a wearable orthotic insole GPS tracking, monitoring, and recovery solution for those at risk of wandering due to Alzheimer's, dementia, and autism; Take Along Tracker 4G, a miniature tracking and SOS device; Sole Protector for GPS Smartsole; Take Along Friends & the Invisabelt, a GPS cellular tracking and monitoring device for young children and toddlers; Protective Medical devices and supplies, such as masks, sanitizers, face shields, UV wands, and various equipment, as well as antibody and antigen rapid test kits and hearing assisted technologies; and VeriTap, an near field communications (NFC) tag and middleware application to monitor logistics and assets in the supply chain. The company also develops and owns LOCiMOBILE, a suite of mobile tracking applications that turn smartphones and tablets, such as iPhone, iPad, Google Android, and other GPS enabled handsets into a tracking and location based real-time tracking device, which can be viewed through its tracking portal or on any connected device with internet access. In addition, it offers Track My Work Force, which allows employers to track and monitor employees, drivers, sales representatives, and others using their smartphones, tablets, or other wireless devices; and other applications. The company serves the consumer, enterprise, and military markets. GTX Corp. has collaboration with TulsaLabs. GTX Corp was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.