Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Cadre and Rectitude’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadre	6.65%	12.08%	5.60%
Rectitude	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cadre and Rectitude, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadre	1	1	3	0	2.40
Rectitude	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cadre currently has a consensus target price of $37.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.29%. Given Cadre’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cadre is more favorable than Rectitude.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.0% of Cadre shares are held by institutional investors. 31.5% of Cadre shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cadre and Rectitude”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadre	$567.56 million	2.75	$36.13 million	$0.94	40.83
Rectitude	$32.57 million	1.71	$1.66 million	N/A	N/A

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than Rectitude.

Volatility & Risk

Cadre has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rectitude has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadre beats Rectitude on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cadre

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Rectitude

Rectitude Holdings Ltd is principally involved in the provision of safety equipment, encompassing essential items such as personal protective clothing, gloves, safety footwear, personal fall arrest systems, portable fire extinguishers and traffic products. The Company also offers auxiliary products such as industrial hardware tools and electrical hardware required for construction sites. Rectitude Holdings Ltd is based in SINGAPORE.