Head to Head Comparison: VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) & Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI)

VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) and Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares VerifyMe and Brand Engagement Network”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VerifyMe	$24.21 million	0.28	-$3.39 million	($0.36)	-1.72
Brand Engagement Network	$99,790.00	123.86	-$6.88 million	N/A	N/A

VerifyMe has higher revenue and earnings than Brand Engagement Network.

Risk & Volatility

VerifyMe has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brand Engagement Network has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares VerifyMe and Brand Engagement Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VerifyMe	-13.15%	-11.15%	-7.46%
Brand Engagement Network	N/A	-140.18%	-56.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for VerifyMe and Brand Engagement Network, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VerifyMe	0	0	1	0	3.00
Brand Engagement Network	0	0	1	0	3.00

VerifyMe presently has a consensus target price of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 102.00%. Brand Engagement Network has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,803.55%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than VerifyMe.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

8.8% of VerifyMe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of VerifyMe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Brand Engagement Network beats VerifyMe on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VerifyMe

VerifyMe, Inc., together with its subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, operates as a technology solutions provider that specializes in products to connect brands with consumers and providing brands with end-to-end logistics management for their products. The company operates through two segments, VerifyMe Solutions and PeriShip Global Solutions. The VerifyMe Solutions segment offers technology solutions to connect brands with consumers allowing brand owners to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. Its solutions provide brand protection and supply chain functions, such as counterfeit prevention, traceability, consumer engagement solutions, and authentication for labels, packaging, and products, as well as tamper-proof labels. The PeriShip Global Solutions segment offers predictive analytics for optimizing delivery of time and temperature sensitive perishable products. This segment's products include PeriTrack customer dashboard, an integrated web portal tool gives its customers an in-depth look at their shipping activities based on real-time data. It also provides call center, pre-transit, post-delivery, and weather/traffic services. The company has a strategic partnership with INX International Ink Company. The company was formerly known as LaserLock Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to VerifyMe, Inc. in July 2015. VerifyMe, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.

About Brand Engagement Network

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.