Critical Comparison: Airship AI (NASDAQ:AISP) and Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT)

Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) and Airship AI (NASDAQ:AISP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Duos Technologies Group and Airship AI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duos Technologies Group	$7.28 million	5.16	-$11.24 million	($1.40)	-3.19
Airship AI	$23.05 million	4.97	$16.37 million	($2.68)	-1.35

Airship AI has higher revenue and earnings than Duos Technologies Group. Duos Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airship AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of Airship AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Airship AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airship AI has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Duos Technologies Group and Airship AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duos Technologies Group	-143.17%	-271.06%	-64.01%
Airship AI	64.71%	-76.44%	309.71%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Duos Technologies Group and Airship AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duos Technologies Group	0	0	2	0	3.00
Airship AI	0	0	2	1	3.33

Duos Technologies Group presently has a consensus price target of $10.75, suggesting a potential upside of 140.49%. Airship AI has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 149.31%. Given Airship AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Airship AI is more favorable than Duos Technologies Group.

Summary

Airship AI beats Duos Technologies Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Duos Technologies Group

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and operates intelligent technology solutions in North America. The company provides solutions, such as Centraco, an enterprise information management software platform that consolidates data and events from multiple sources into a unified and distributive user interface; and truevue360, an integrated platform to develop and deploy artificial intelligence algorithms, including machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing for real-time applications. Its proprietary applications include Railcar Inspection Portal that provides freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It also develops Automated Logistics Information System, which automates gatehouse operations, as well as develops solutions for rail, trucking, aviation, and other vehicle-based processes. In addition, the company provides consulting services, including consulting and auditing; software licensing with optional hardware sales; customer service training; and maintenance support. The company operates its services under the duostech brand. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Airship AI

Airship AI Holdings, Inc. offers AI-driven video, sensor, and data management surveillance platform in the United States. The company provides Airship Acropolis OS, an IP and analog video surveillance; Airship Command, a suite of visualization tools that allows users to view data and evidence ingested from the edge; and Airship Outpost for high-definition recording with user defined low-bit rate video stream encoding. It serves government, public sector, law enforcement, military, and commercial enterprise organizations. The company was formerly known as Super Simple AI, Inc. and changed its name to Airship AI Holdings, Inc. in March 2023. Airship AI Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.