Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) & Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) Head to Head Contrast

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and Rectitude (NASDAQ:RECT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Guardforce AI and Rectitude, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guardforce AI	0	0	1	1	3.50
Rectitude	0	0	0	0	0.00

Guardforce AI presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 219.15%. Given Guardforce AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guardforce AI is more favorable than Rectitude.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Guardforce AI and Rectitude”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI	$36.35 million	0.69	-$5.86 million	N/A	N/A
Rectitude	$30.69 million	2.24	$2.49 million	N/A	N/A

Rectitude has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Guardforce AI.

Profitability

This table compares Guardforce AI and Rectitude’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guardforce AI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rectitude	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Guardforce AI beats Rectitude on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Guardforce AI

Guardforce AI Co., Limited offers cash solutions and cash handling services in Thailand. The company operates through four segments: Secured Logistics Business, General Security Solutions, Robotics Solution Business, and Information Security Business. Its services include cash-in-transit, vehicles to banks, ATM management, cash center operations, cash processing, coin processing, consolidate cash center, and cheque center services, as well as cash deposit machine solutions, such as cash deposit management and express cash services. The company also sells and rents robots; and sells and installs Rapid7 software, as well as provision of integrated alarm security system installation, PCI ASV scan, and penetration testing services. Its customers include local commercial banks, chain retailers, coin manufacturing mints, and government authorities. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Singapore.

About Rectitude

Rectitude Holdings Ltd is principally involved in the provision of safety equipment, encompassing essential items such as personal protective clothing, gloves, safety footwear, personal fall arrest systems, portable fire extinguishers and traffic products. The Company also offers auxiliary products such as industrial hardware tools and electrical hardware required for construction sites. Rectitude Holdings Ltd is based in SINGAPORE.