Contrasting Helport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) & Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN)

Helport AI (NASDAQ:HPAI) and Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.4% of Helport AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Helport AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Byrna Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Helport AI and Byrna Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helport AI	$34.86 million	4.46	$1.86 million	N/A	N/A
Byrna Technologies	$85.76 million	4.60	$12.79 million	$0.67	25.90

Byrna Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Helport AI.

Profitability

This table compares Helport AI and Byrna Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helport AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Byrna Technologies	14.43%	18.13%	14.13%

Risk & Volatility

Helport AI has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byrna Technologies has a beta of 2.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Helport AI and Byrna Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helport AI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Byrna Technologies	0	1	4	2	3.14

Byrna Technologies has a consensus price target of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 127.67%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Helport AI.

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats Helport AI on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Helport AI

Helport AI Ltd. engages in the development of intelligent products, solutions, and a digital platform for customer contact centers. The firm offers AI Assist, a software that provides tailored AI-powered guidance and oversight for contact center interactions and customer experience, with functions including agent assistant, quality assurance (QA) assistant, supervisor assistant, and knowledge base assistant. It also operates Helphub Crowdsourcing Platform, an AI integrated contact center business process outsourcing (BPO) platform that serves both companies providing and seeking BPO services. The company was founded in September 2020 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.