Arkados Group (OTCMKTS:IOTC) versus SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) Financial Analysis

Arkados Group (OTCMKTS:IOTC) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Arkados Group and SPX Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arkados Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
SPX Technologies	0	3	6	0	2.67

SPX Technologies has a consensus price target of $214.14, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Given SPX Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SPX Technologies is more favorable than Arkados Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Arkados Group and SPX Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arkados Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPX Technologies	$1.98 billion	5.23	$200.50 million	$4.67	44.61

SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Arkados Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Arkados Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Arkados Group and SPX Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arkados Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPX Technologies	10.33%	18.68%	9.65%

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Arkados Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arkados Group

Iota Communications, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. It also provides energy conservation solutions. The company operates through Iota Networks, Iota Commercial Solutions, Iota Communications, and Iota Holdings. In addition, the company offers delphi360, a wireless connectivity and data analytics platform to integrate with devices and sensors, as well as provides BrightAI, an analytic platform that gathers information from sensor connectivity. Further, it provides IoT-based LED and smart lighting. Additionally, it offers smart building solutions, a platform for data management. Furthermore, the company serves healthcare, commercial real estate, education, utility, retail, and manufacturing industries; and city and municipals. Iota Communications, Inc. is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

About SPX Technologies

SPX Technologies, Inc. supplies infrastructure equipment serving the heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC); and detection and measurement markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, HVAC and Detection and Measurement. The HVAC segment engineers, designs, manufactures, installs, and services package and process cooling products and engineered air movement solutions for the HVAC industrial and power generation markets, as well as boilers, heating, and ventilation products for the residential and commercial markets. It offers its products under the Marley, Recold, SGS, Cincinnati Fan, TAMCO, Ingénia, Berko, Qmark, Fahrenheat, Leading Edge, Patterson-Kelley, Weil-McLain, Williamson-Thermoflo, INDEECO, Heatrex, AccuTherm, Brasch, Spectrum, BannerDay PipeHeating, and Solar Products brands. The Detection and Measurement segment offers underground pipe and cable locators, inspection and rehabilitation equipment, and robotic systems under the Radiodetection, Pearpoint, Schonstedt, Dielectric, Riser Bond, Cues, ULC Robotics, and Sensors & Software brands; transportation systems under the Genfare brand; communication technologies products under the TCI and ECS brands; and obstruction lighting products under the Flash Technology, ITL, Sabik Marine, Sealite, and Avlite brands. The company markets its products through independent manufacturing representatives, third-party distributors, and retailers, as well as direct to customers. The company was formerly known as SPX Corporation and changed its name to SPX Technologies, Inc. in August 2022. SPX Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.