Head-To-Head Analysis: Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) and Viaspace (OTCMKTS:VSPC)

Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) and Viaspace (OTCMKTS:VSPC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Resideo Technologies and Viaspace’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resideo Technologies	1.09%	11.45%	4.02%
Viaspace	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Resideo Technologies and Viaspace”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Resideo Technologies	$6.76 billion	0.46	$116.00 million	$0.32	65.64
Viaspace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Resideo Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Viaspace.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Resideo Technologies and Viaspace, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resideo Technologies	0	1	1	0	2.50
Viaspace	0	0	0	0	0.00

Resideo Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.50%. Given Resideo Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Resideo Technologies is more favorable than Viaspace.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.7% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Viaspace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Resideo Technologies beats Viaspace on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Resideo Technologies

Resideo Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells comfort, energy management, and safety and security solutions to the commercial and residential end markets in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Solutions, and ADI Global Distribution. The Products and Solutions segment provides temperature and humidity control, thermal and combustion solutions, water and indoor air quality solutions, energy products and solutions, water and air solutions, smoke and carbon monoxide detection home safety and fire suppression, security panels, sensors, peripherals, wire and cable, communications devices, video cameras, other home-related lifestyle convenience solutions, cloud infrastructure, installation and maintenance tools, and related software products under the Honeywell Home brand as well as Resideo, Braukmann, First Alert, and BRK brands. The ADI Global Distribution segment engages in the distribution of security, fire, access control, and video products; and participates in the broader related markets of smart home, power, audio, ProAV, networking, communications, data communications, wire and cable, enterprise connectivity, and structured wiring products. The company sells its products and services through a network of professional contractors, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as retail and online merchants. Resideo Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Viaspace

VIASPACE Inc. engages in the renewable energy business in the United States and internationally. It develops Giant King Grass (GKG), a biomass and energy crop. The company’s GKG could be burned in biomass power plants to generate electricity; made into pellets that could be burned together with coal to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants; generated bio methane through anaerobic digestion; and used as a feedstock for low carbon liquid biofuels for transportation, biochemical, and bio plastics, as well as animal feed. VIASPACE Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Santa Cruz, California.