Head to Head Comparison: SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) vs. Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ)

Gauzy (NASDAQ:GAUZ) and SecureAlert (OTCMKTS:TRCK) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gauzy and SecureAlert”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gauzy	$103.53 million	0.09	-$53.18 million	($2.05)	-0.19
SecureAlert	$35.22 million	0.73	-$1.88 million	$0.59	1.05

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Gauzy and SecureAlert, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gauzy	1	0	0	0	1.00
SecureAlert	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

Gauzy has a beta of -0.47, indicating that its stock price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SecureAlert has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Gauzy and SecureAlert’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gauzy	N/A	N/A	N/A
SecureAlert	59.19%	-507.05%	60.05%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.8% of SecureAlert shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.9% of SecureAlert shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SecureAlert beats Gauzy on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gauzy

Gauzy Ltd. is a fully-integrated light and vision control company which focused on the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of vision and light control technologies. It operates principally in Germany, France, the United States, Canada, China, Singapore and Dubai. Gauzy Ltd. is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

About SecureAlert

Track Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets location tracking devices in the United States, Latin America, and internationally. The company's products include ReliAlert XC4, a GPS monitoring device; and ReliAlert XC 3, which enables agencies to track offender movements and communicate directly with offenders in real-time through on-board two/three-way voice communication technology. It also provides IntelliTrack, a secure state of the art device-agnostic platform; IntelliTrack Mobile, a mobile application of the Intellitrack software is available for Android and iOS devices; TrackerPAL, a cloud-based monitoring system; TrackerPAL Mobile, a mobile application of the TrackerPAL software for Android and iOS devices; data analytics services; and BACtrack, a smartphone-based remote alcohol monitoring system. In addition, the company offers Empower smartphone application that provides victim and survivor support by creating a mobile geo-zone around a survivor of domestic abuse and communicates with the offender's tracking device; Socrates 360, a platform that offers various content and service; SecureCuff steel bands; and RF Beacon, a self-contained and short-range transmitting station that provides a radio frequency signal communicating with assigned offender GPS devices, as well as product support services. Further, the company develops and sells various related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and monitoring applications. The company was formerly known as SecureAlert, Inc. and changed its name to Track Group, Inc. in May 2015. Track Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.