Head-To-Head Review: OMNIQ (OMQS) vs. The Competition

OMNIQ (OTCMKTS:OMQS – Get Rating) is one of 78 public companies in the “Computer integrated systems design” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare OMNIQ to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for OMNIQ and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OMNIQ	0	0	1	0	3.00
OMNIQ Competitors	404	2039	3001	63	2.49

OMNIQ currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 91.46%. As a group, “Computer integrated systems design” companies have a potential upside of 38.75%. Given OMNIQ’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe OMNIQ is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.3% of OMNIQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of OMNIQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of shares of all “Computer integrated systems design” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares OMNIQ and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
OMNIQ	$78.25 million	-$13.36 million	-2.95
OMNIQ Competitors	$1.71 billion	-$34.17 million	39.27

OMNIQ’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than OMNIQ. OMNIQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares OMNIQ and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OMNIQ	-17.01%	-1,742.91%	-21.76%
OMNIQ Competitors	-362.88%	-77.92%	-5.55%

OMNIQ Company Profile (Get Rating)

OMNIQ Corp., together with its subsidiaries, provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions in the United States. The company offers computer vision image processing-based solutions using AI technology to deliver data collection, and real time surveillance and monitoring for supply chain management, homeland security, public safety, traffic and parking management, and access control applications. It also provides end-to-end solutions, such as hardware, software, communications, and lifecycle management services; packaged and configurable software; and mobile and wireless equipment. In addition, it manufactures and distributes barcode labels, tags, and ribbons, as well as RFID labels and tags. It serves Fortune 500 companies in various sectors, including healthcare, food and beverage, manufacturing, retail, distribution, transportation, and logistics; and oil, gas, and chemicals, as well as government agencies. OMNIQ Corp. has a partnership with Hyperion Partners LLC and wireless carriers to offer mobility solutions to customers on platforms that extend the market into new mobile applications. The company was formerly known as Quest Solution, Inc. and changed its name to OMNIQ Corp. in November 2019. OMNIQ Corp. was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.