Comparing Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) & Innovid (NYSE:CTV)

Innovid (NYSE:CTV) and Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Innovid and Duos Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovid	0	1	2	0	2.67
Duos Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Innovid currently has a consensus target price of $2.45, indicating a potential upside of 8.41%. Given Innovid’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Innovid is more favorable than Duos Technologies Group.

Profitability

This table compares Innovid and Duos Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovid	-22.81%	-8.92%	-6.99%
Duos Technologies Group	-150.48%	-223.27%	-84.22%

Volatility & Risk

Innovid has a beta of 3.28, suggesting that its share price is 228% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.5% of Innovid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Innovid shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Innovid and Duos Technologies Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Innovid	$139.88 million	2.29	-$31.91 million	($0.23)	-9.83
Duos Technologies Group	$7.47 million	3.02	-$11.24 million	($1.57)	-1.96

Duos Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Innovid. Innovid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duos Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Innovid beats Duos Technologies Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Innovid

Innovid Corp. operates an independent software platform that provides ad serving, measurement, and creative services. It offers advertising services for the creation, delivery, and measurement of TV ads across connected TV, mobile TV, and desktop TV environments to advertisers, publishers, and media agencies. The company serves consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical and healthcare, retail, financial services, and automotive and technology industries; third party agencies; and publishers in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. Innovid Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Duos Technologies Group

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and operates intelligent technology solutions in North America. The company provides solutions, such as Centraco, an enterprise information management software platform that consolidates data and events from multiple sources into a unified and distributive user interface; and truevue360, an integrated platform to develop and deploy artificial intelligence algorithms, including machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing for real-time applications. Its proprietary applications include Railcar Inspection Portal that provides freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It also develops Automated Logistics Information System, which automates gatehouse operations, as well as develops solutions for rail, trucking, aviation, and other vehicle-based processes. In addition, the company provides consulting services, including consulting and auditing; software licensing with optional hardware sales; customer service training; and maintenance support. The company operates its services under the duostech brand. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.