Critical Contrast: Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) & Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS)

Hayden Hall (OTCMKTS:HYDN) and Ondas (NASDAQ:ONDS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.7% of Ondas shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Hayden Hall shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Ondas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hayden Hall and Ondas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ondas	-412.92%	-232.07%	-47.40%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hayden Hall and Ondas”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hayden Hall	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ondas	$7.19 million	55.69	-$38.01 million	($0.58)	-3.84

Hayden Hall has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ondas.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Hayden Hall and Ondas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hayden Hall	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ondas	0	0	2	0	3.00

Ondas has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 45.74%. Given Ondas’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ondas is more favorable than Hayden Hall.

Summary

Ondas beats Hayden Hall on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hayden Hall

Hayden Hall, Inc. develops communications software solutions. The company offers convergent network mediation, OSS integration, network management, and electronic bonding solutions. Its solutions are used for protocol translation, data transformation, element and network management, OSS application integration, and OSS exchange services. Hayden Hall, Inc. was formerly known as Vertel Corporation and changed its name to Hayden Hall, Inc. in January 2009. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

About Ondas

Ondas Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides private wireless, drone, and automated data solutions. It operates in two segments, Ondas Networks and Ondas Autonomous Systems. The company designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports FullMAX, a software defined radio (SDR) platform for wide-area broadband networks. Its FullMAX SDR platform enables secure and reliable industrial-grade connectivity for truly mission-critical applications. The company also offers Optimus, an AI-powered drone with imaging payloads; the Airbase, a ruggedized weatherproof base station for housing, data processing, and cloud transfer; Insightful, a secure web portal and API, which enables remote interaction with the system, data, and resulting analytics anywhere in the world; and the Raider, a counter-drone system for security and the protection of critical infrastructure, assets, and people from the threat of hostile drones. It serves users in rail, energy, mining, agriculture, public safety, critical infrastructure, and government markets in the United States and internationally. The company is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.