DIRTT Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:DRTT) vs. Digital Locations (OTCMKTS:DLOC) Head-To-Head Review

DIRTT Environmental Solutions (NASDAQ:DRTT) and Digital Locations (OTCMKTS:DLOC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares DIRTT Environmental Solutions and Digital Locations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DIRTT Environmental Solutions	-12.81%	-150.32%	-15.10%
Digital Locations	-18,165.38%	N/A	-14,357.92%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DIRTT Environmental Solutions and Digital Locations’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DIRTT Environmental Solutions	$170.64 million	0.30	-$54.96 million	($0.25)	-1.99
Digital Locations	$30,000.00	69.71	-$4.72 million	N/A	N/A

Digital Locations has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DIRTT Environmental Solutions.

Risk & Volatility

DIRTT Environmental Solutions has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Locations has a beta of 2.46, meaning that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for DIRTT Environmental Solutions and Digital Locations, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DIRTT Environmental Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Digital Locations	0	0	0	0	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.7% of DIRTT Environmental Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 40.5% of DIRTT Environmental Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Digital Locations shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DIRTT Environmental Solutions beats Digital Locations on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DIRTT Environmental Solutions

DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. operates as a interior construction company in Canada. Its ICE software provides the industrialized construction system to design, visualize, organize, configure, and install the job. The company offers interior solutions to doors, casework, timber, electrical, networks, access floors, solid, glass, combination, leaf folding, and headwalls. It serves retail, technology, hospitality, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, education, government, military, professional, and financial service sectors. DIRTT Environmental Solutions Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Digital Locations

Digital Locations, Inc. operates as an aggregator, developer, and acquirer of small cell sites and cell towers for 5G services. The company intends to develop a portfolio of sites to meet the expected demand of growing 5G networks. It also provides web-based software, which provides a system and method for identifying wireless communication assets. The company was formerly known as Carbon Sciences, Inc. and changed its name to Digital Locations, Inc. in September 2017. Digital Locations, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.