Critical Survey: American Rebel (NASDAQ:AREB) vs. Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) and American Rebel (NASDAQ:AREB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ituran Location and Control and American Rebel”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ituran Location and Control	$336.26 million	N/A	$53.65 million	$2.84	15.33
American Rebel	$11.42 million	0.48	-$17.60 million	($608.24)	0.00

Ituran Location and Control has higher revenue and earnings than American Rebel. American Rebel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ituran Location and Control, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ituran Location and Control and American Rebel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ituran Location and Control	16.23%	27.68%	16.11%
American Rebel	-402.98%	N/A	-218.57%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ituran Location and Control and American Rebel, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ituran Location and Control	0	0	2	0	3.00
American Rebel	1	0	0	0	1.00

Ituran Location and Control presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.86%. Given Ituran Location and Control’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ituran Location and Control is more favorable than American Rebel.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of American Rebel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Ituran Location and Control shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 82.2% of American Rebel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Ituran Location and Control has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Rebel has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ituran Location and Control beats American Rebel on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ituran Location and Control

Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location based telematics services and machine-to-machine telematics products. It operates through two segments, Telematics Services and Telematics Products. The Telematics services segment offers stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which enables to locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. This segment also delivers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, a service platform that includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for IOS and Android users, and interface using the car infotainment screen, as well as usage based insurance and auto financing services. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. The Telematics Products segment offers Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.

About American Rebel

American Rebel Holdings, Inc. designs and markets branded safes, and personal security and self-defense products. The company's safes are offered in various sizes and shapes for home, office, and personal use, as well as provides vault doors, handgun vaults, and inventory control safes under the American Rebel brand. It also offers accessories, such as back-over and back-under handgun hangers, ballistic shields, safe light kits, mag minders, moisture guards, and rifle rod kits and rods. In addition, the company's personal security and self-defense products include concealed carry backpacks; and concealed carry jackets, vests, and coats, as well as T-shirts for men and women under the American Rebel brand. Further, it offers beer under the American Rebel Light Beer brand. The company markets its products through regional retailers; and specialty safe, sporting goods, hunting, and firearms stores, as well as online through own website and e-commerce platforms. American Rebel Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Nashville, Kansas.