Contrasting Zenvia (NASDAQ:ZENV) & Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN)

Zenvia (NASDAQ:ZENV) and Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Zenvia has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Zenvia and Byrna Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Zenvia	$1.10 billion	0.02	-$28.67 million	($0.40)	-1.17
Byrna Technologies	$118.12 million	1.15	$9.69 million	$0.36	16.65

Byrna Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Zenvia. Zenvia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Byrna Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.2% of Zenvia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.4% of Zenvia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Byrna Technologies 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Zenvia and Byrna Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zenvia	1	0	0	0	1.00
Byrna Technologies	0	2	2	2	3.00

Byrna Technologies has a consensus target price of $12.12, indicating a potential upside of 102.25%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Zenvia.

Profitability

This table compares Zenvia and Byrna Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zenvia	-10.62%	-14.36%	-6.52%
Byrna Technologies	7.30%	14.14%	11.21%

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats Zenvia on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Zenvia

Zenvia Inc. provides customer experience communications platform which empowers businesses to create unique journeys for their end-customers along their life cycle across range of B2C verticals. Zenvia Inc. is based in S?O PAULO.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.