Reviewing Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY)

WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) and Cadre (NYSE:CDRE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.3% of WISeKey International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Cadre shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Cadre 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 WISeKey International and Cadre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WISeKey International	$11.88 million	6.22	-$13.45 million	N/A	N/A
Cadre	$567.56 million	3.12	$36.13 million	$1.12	38.87

Cadre has higher revenue and earnings than WISeKey International.

Volatility and Risk

WISeKey International has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadre has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares WISeKey International and Cadre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WISeKey International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cadre	7.33%	13.94%	6.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for WISeKey International and Cadre, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WISeKey International	1	0	2	0	2.33
Cadre	1	0	4	1	2.83

WISeKey International currently has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.15%. Cadre has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential downside of 13.48%. Given WISeKey International’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WISeKey International is more favorable than Cadre.

Summary

Cadre beats WISeKey International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WISeKey International

WISeKey International Holding AG, a cybersecurity company, provides integrated security solutions in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, IoT and Managed Public Key Infrastructure (mPKI). It offers microcontrollers that provides identity to various connected devices; and mPKI, which include digital identity, certificate management and signing solutions, and trust services, as well as offers digital certificates; software as a service, including cloud-based certificate life-cycle-management and signing and authentication solutions; software licenses; post-contract customer support for cybersecurity applications; and infrastructure hosting and monitoring services. The company also develops, markets, hosts, and supports a range of solutions that enable secure digital identification of people, content, and objects by generating digital identities through its products and services in cybersecurity services, IoT, digital brand management, and mobile security, which enable clients to monetize their existing user bases, as well as expand its eco-system. In addition, it engages in financing, sales, and distribution activities; and sells semiconductors secure chips. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

About Cadre

Cadre Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes safety that provides protection to users in hazardous or life-threatening situations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Distribution. It offers body armor product, such as concealable, corrections, and tactical armor under the Safariland and Protech Tactical brand names; survival suits, remotely operated vehicles, specialty tools, blast sensors, accessories, and vehicle blast attenuation seats for bomb safety technicians; bomb suits; duty gear, including belts and accessories; and other protective equipment comprising communications gear, forensic and investigation products, firearms cleaning solutions, and crowd control products. The company also offers third-party products, such as uniforms, optics, boots, firearms, and ammunition. It serves first responders, such as state and local law enforcement, fire and rescue, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, emergency medical technicians, fishing, and wildlife enforcement and departments of corrections, as well as federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Corrections, the Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratories, Waste Isolation Plant, and various foreign government agencies. Cadre Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.