Financial Survey: CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) versus Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK)

Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) and CISO Global (NASDAQ:CISO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Nukkleus has a beta of -0.32, meaning that its share price is 132% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CISO Global has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nukkleus and CISO Global’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-$970,000.00	N/A	N/A
CISO Global	$46.55 million	0.31	-$33.78 million	N/A	N/A

Nukkleus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CISO Global.

Profitability

This table compares Nukkleus and CISO Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-4.47%
CISO Global	-137.23%	-173.55%	-103.53%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Nukkleus and CISO Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nukkleus	0	0	0	0	N/A
CISO Global	0	0	1	0	3.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

12.5% of Nukkleus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of CISO Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.8% of Nukkleus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.8% of CISO Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nukkleus beats CISO Global on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nukkleus

Nukkleus Inc., a financial technology company, focuses on providing software and technology solutions for retail foreign exchange trading industry worldwide. The company primarily offers software, technology, customer sales and marketing, and risk management technology hardware and software solutions. It also offers payment services from one fiat currency to another or to digital assets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Nukkleus Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Elite Holdings Ltd.

About CISO Global

CISO Global Inc. operates as a cybersecurity and compliance company in the United States, Chile, and internationally. Its cybersecurity services include security managed, cybersecurity consulting, compliance auditing, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, disaster recovery, data backup, and cybersecurity training services. The company was formerly known as Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corporation and changed its name to CISO Global Inc. in May 2023. CISO Global Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.