Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) & T Stamp (NASDAQ:IDAI) Financial Analysis

T Stamp (NASDAQ:IDAI) and Agilysys (NASDAQ:AGYS) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

T Stamp has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilysys has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.3% of T Stamp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Agilysys shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of T Stamp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Agilysys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares T Stamp and Agilysys”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
T Stamp	$3.14 million	4.90	-$8.32 million	($2.01)	-1.35
Agilysys	$319.31 million	9.71	$38.79 million	$1.51	72.78

Agilysys has higher revenue and earnings than T Stamp. T Stamp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilysys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares T Stamp and Agilysys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T Stamp	-272.78%	-137.70%	-84.06%
Agilysys	12.99%	11.94%	8.20%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for T Stamp and Agilysys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T Stamp	0	1	0	0	2.00
Agilysys	0	3	5	0	2.62

Agilysys has a consensus price target of $124.60, suggesting a potential upside of 13.38%. Given Agilysys’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agilysys is more favorable than T Stamp.

Summary

Agilysys beats T Stamp on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About T Stamp

T Stamp Inc. develops and markets identity authentication software solutions for government and enterprise partners, and peer-to-peer markets worldwide. It develops proprietary artificial intelligence-powered solutions, researching and leveraging machine learning, artificial intelligence, biometric science, cryptography, and data mining to deliver insightful identity and trust predictions that identify and defend against fraudulent identity attacks, protect sensitive user information, and extend the reach of digital services through global accessibility. It uses the Irreversibly Transformed Identity Token technology combined with a data architecture that can use one or multiple sources of biometric or other identifying data. The company also offers solutions for privacy and data protection, biometric multi-factor authentication, document validation, identity verification, geolocation, duplicate detection, age estimation, and biometric capture, as well as crypto security and compliance, and trusted message. It serves banking/fintech; humanitarian and development services; cryptocurrency and digital assets; biometrically secured email and digital communication; KYC/AML compliance; government and law enforcement; P2P transactions, social media, and sharing economy; and real estate, travel, and healthcare industries. T Stamp Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. operates as a developer and marketer of software-enabled solutions and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers software solutions fully integrated with third party hardware and operating systems; cloud applications, support, and maintenance; subscription and maintenance; and professional services. The company’s hospitality software solutions include hospitality experience cloud offers solution ecosystems that combine core operational systems for property management, point-of-sale (POS), and inventory and procurement; and Hospitality Solution Studios. Its food and beverage ecosystem solutions comprise InfoGenesis POS; IG Kiosk; IG Flex; IG KDS; IG OnDemand; IG Fly; IG Quick Pay; IG Smart Menu; IG Digital Menu Board; IG PanOptic AI-powered self-checkout kiosk; Pay, a payment processing solution; eCash for cashless tender; gift card solution; and Analyze, a cloud-based data analytic platform. The company’s inventory and procurement ecosystem solutions include Eatec solution and Stratton Warren System; LMS, a on-premise or hosted, web and mobile-enabled PMS solution; Versa, a hospitality solution; and Stay, a cloud-native SaaS property management system. Its hospitality and leisure and experience enhancer solutions comprise Book, Express Kiosk and Express Mobile for check-in and check-out; Spa software; Golf; Sales & Catering; Service; Authorize; DataMagine; Reserve solution; Digital Marketing solution; Retail POS solution; Central Reservations; Loyalty & Promotions; Membership; Residence Management; and Guest App. It serves hotels, resorts and cruise lines, casinos, corporate food service management, restaurants, universities, stadiums, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.