Head-To-Head Contrast: Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) vs. LeddarTech (NASDAQ:LDTC)

Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) and LeddarTech (NASDAQ:LDTC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LeddarTech has a beta of -1.48, indicating that its stock price is 248% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Iveda Solutions and LeddarTech”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iveda Solutions	$5.31 million	1.28	-$3.23 million	($1.82)	-1.33
LeddarTech	$477,690.00	23.49	-$121.92 million	($3.23)	-0.12

Iveda Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than LeddarTech. Iveda Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LeddarTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Iveda Solutions and LeddarTech, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iveda Solutions	0	0	0	0	0.00
LeddarTech	0	1	1	0	2.50

LeddarTech has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 669.23%. Given LeddarTech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LeddarTech is more favorable than Iveda Solutions.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of LeddarTech shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Iveda Solutions and LeddarTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iveda Solutions	-61.38%	-64.43%	-43.88%
LeddarTech	-3,899.24%	N/A	-95.37%

About Iveda Solutions

Iveda Solutions, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation technologies in the United States and Taiwan. The company offers IvedaAI, a deep-learning video analytics software and Sentir Video, a video surveillance solution for various kinds of applications. It also provides Cerebro IoT Platform, a software technology platform that integrates a multitude of disparate systems for central access and management of applications, subsystems, and devices, and IvedaSPS, a smart power solution utilizing in Cerebro IoT platform, and IvedaXpress, a system for pre-existing IP cameras and AI analytics for servers and IT department. In addition, the company offers Iveda Smart UVC, an AI vent for irradiating UV light and Iveda drone to perform certain functions from an aerial view. Further, it offers Utilus smart pole solution that consists of power and Internet with a communication network for the access and management of sensors and devices, as well as provides utility cabin, IoT sensors and devices and LAN switch products. The company serves airports, commercial buildings, government customers, data centers, shopping centers, hotels, banks, and safe city projects. Iveda Solutions, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Mesa, Arizona.

About LeddarTech

LeddarTech Holdings Inc. provides AI-based fusion and perception software solutions for advanced driver assistance solutions and autonomous driving applications in Canada. It offers LeddarVision, a raw sensor fusion and perception platform for automotive and off-road industrial vehicles. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Quebec City, Canada.