Riskified (NYSE:RSKD – Get Free Report) and Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Riskified and Iveda Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Riskified | -8.00% | -5.63% | -4.24% |
| Iveda Solutions | -53.18% | -143.92% | -68.46% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
59.0% of Riskified shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Riskified shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Riskified | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Iveda Solutions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Riskified currently has a consensus price target of $5.96, suggesting a potential upside of 57.50%. Given Riskified’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Riskified is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Riskified and Iveda Solutions”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Riskified | $344.64 million | 1.63 | -$27.57 million | ($0.17) | -22.25 |
| Iveda Solutions | $6.02 million | 0.24 | -$3.98 million | ($1.31) | -0.19 |
Iveda Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Riskified. Riskified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iveda Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Riskified has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Riskified beats Iveda Solutions on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Riskified
Riskified Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops and offers an e-commerce risk management platform that allows online merchants to create trusted relationships with consumers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. It offers Chargeback Guarantee that ensures the legitimacy of merchants' online orders; Policy Protect, a machine learning solution designed to detect and prevent refund and returns policy abuse in real-time; Account Secure, a solution that cross-checks every login attempt; Dispute Resolve, which is used to compile submissions for fraud and non-fraud related chargeback issues; and PSD2 Optimize that helps merchants avoid bank authorization failures and abandoned shopping carts. The company serves direct-to-consumer brands, online-only retailers, omnichannel retailers, online marketplaces, and e-commerce service providers in various industries, such as payments, money transfer and crypto, tickets and travel, electronics, home, and fashion and luxury goods. Riskified Ltd. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
About Iveda Solutions
Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.
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