Analyzing ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) & Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX)

Amprius Technologies (NYSE:AMPX) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.0% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Amprius Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Amprius Technologies has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 14.26, suggesting that its share price is 1,326% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amprius Technologies and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amprius Technologies	-60.30%	-24.29%	-15.50%
ZenaTech	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amprius Technologies and ZenaTech”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amprius Technologies	$73.01 million	33.64	-$44.02 million	($0.34)	-52.73
ZenaTech	$1.96 million	25.14	-$3.27 million	($0.39)	-5.62

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amprius Technologies and ZenaTech, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amprius Technologies	1	0	8	0	2.78
ZenaTech	1	0	1	0	2.00

Amprius Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $19.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. ZenaTech has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 310.96%. Given ZenaTech’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Amprius Technologies.

About Amprius Technologies

Amprius Technologies, Inc. produces and sells ultra-high energy density lithium-ion batteries for mobility applications. The company offers silicon nanowire anode batteries. Its batteries are primarily used for existing and emerging aviation applications, including unmanned aerial systems, such as drones and high-altitude pseudo satellites. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About ZenaTech

ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cryptocurrency wallets and cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the agriculture industry; cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field management software and mobile solutions; integrated cloud-based enterprise software and hardware drone technology solutions for various industries; and browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.