Contrasting Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) & Gaxos.ai (NASDAQ:GXAI)

Gaxos.ai (NASDAQ:GXAI) and Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.6% of Gaxos.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Gaxos.ai shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Kidoz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Gaxos.ai has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kidoz has a beta of -4.02, indicating that its share price is 502% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gaxos.ai and Kidoz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gaxos.ai	-549.60%	-25.08%	-24.33%
Kidoz	3.53%	7.77%	5.73%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Gaxos.ai and Kidoz, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gaxos.ai	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kidoz	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gaxos.ai and Kidoz”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gaxos.ai	N/A	N/A	-$3.42 million	($0.42)	-3.02
Kidoz	$14.01 million	2.29	$350,000.00	N/A	N/A

Kidoz has higher revenue and earnings than Gaxos.ai.

Summary

Kidoz beats Gaxos.ai on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gaxos.ai

Gaxos.ai Inc. engages in developing artificial intelligence applications for various sectors. Its portfolio includes applications in mental and physical wellbeing, coaching, and gaming. In addition, it offers Gaxos, a gaming platform develop, design, acquire, and manage conventional games and combine these games with unconventional game mechanisms. The company was formerly known as The NFT Gaming Company, Inc. and changed its name to Gaxos.ai Inc. in January 2024. Gaxos.ai Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Roseland, New Jersey.

About Kidoz

Kidoz Inc. develops and sells AdTech software products in Western Europe; Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; North America; and internationally. The company also owns and develops mobile Kidoz safe ad network, the Kidoz kid-mode operating system, the Kidoz publisher SDK, the Rooplay edugames platform, and the Rooplay originals. In addition, it offers Rooplay, the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play. The company was formerly known as Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its name to Kidoz Inc. in April 2019. Kidoz Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.