Analyzing ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) & Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD)

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

81.2% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Woodward shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Woodward and ZenaTech, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodward	0	3	9	2	2.93
ZenaTech	1	1	2	0	2.25

Woodward currently has a consensus price target of $415.17, indicating a potential upside of 29.04%. ZenaTech has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 210.34%. Given ZenaTech’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Woodward.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Woodward and ZenaTech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodward	$3.57 billion	5.33	$442.11 million	$8.99	35.79
ZenaTech	$20.18 million	1.62	-$32.36 million	($1.42)	-1.02

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

Risk and Volatility

Woodward has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 7.21, meaning that its stock price is 621% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Woodward and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodward	13.17%	21.89%	11.38%
ZenaTech	-332.51%	N/A	-78.90%

Summary

Woodward beats ZenaTech on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Woodward

Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment provides fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, and flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors for aircraft. These products are used on commercial and private aircraft and rotorcraft, as well as on military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, guided weapons, and other defense systems. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and contractors, as well as through aftermarket sales of components, such as provisioning spares and replacements. The Industrial segment offers actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors. These products are used on industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, compressors, and reciprocating engines. This segment sells its aftermarket products, and other related services to OEMs through an independent network of distributors, as well as directly to end users. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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.