Inno (NASDAQ:INHD – Get Free Report) and ClearOne (NASDAQ:CLRO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Inno has a beta of -24.12, indicating that its stock price is 2,512% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearOne has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Inno and ClearOne”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inno | $2.85 million | 2.74 | -$7.08 million | ($5.90) | -0.53 |
| ClearOne | $11.39 million | 0.81 | -$26.08 million | ($1.15) | -3.00 |
Inno has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ClearOne. ClearOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inno, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Inno and ClearOne’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inno | -72.63% | -9.47% | -9.36% |
| ClearOne | N/A | -209.91% | -118.38% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Inno and ClearOne, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| ClearOne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.2% of Inno shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of ClearOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Inno shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ClearOne shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
ClearOne beats Inno on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inno
Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.
About ClearOne
ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and sells conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions for voice and visual communications in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of audio conferencing products, including professional audio conferencing and sound-reinforcement products for use in enterprise, healthcare, education and distance learning, government, legal, and finance organizations; mid-tier premium conferencing products for smaller rooms, and small and medium businesses, which interface with video and Web conferencing systems; USB-based personal and group speakerphones that could be used with PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices; and traditional tabletop conferencing phones used in conference rooms and offices. It provides professional microphones consisting of beamforming microphones, ceiling microphones, and wireless microphones. In addition, the company offers video products, such as video conferencing and collaboration solutions; professional-grade cameras; and AV networking, which deliver the IP A/V experience by streaming time sensitive high definition audio and video, and control over TCP/IP networks. It sells its commercial products to a network of independent professional audiovisual, information technology, and telecommunications distributors, as well as systems integrators, dealers, value-added resellers, and end-users. ClearOne, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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