Dais (OTCMKTS:DLYT) and Ultralife (NASDAQ:ULBI) Critical Review

Ultralife (NASDAQ:ULBI) and Dais (OTCMKTS:DLYT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Ultralife and Dais’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ultralife	3.05%	4.61%	3.16%
Dais	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Ultralife has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Dais has a beta of 4.11, indicating that its stock price is 311% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.7% of Ultralife shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of Ultralife shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Dais shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ultralife and Dais”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ultralife	$164.46 million	0.83	$6.31 million	$0.32	25.66
Dais	$1.13 million	0.00	-$4.45 million	N/A	N/A

Ultralife has higher revenue and earnings than Dais.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ultralife and Dais, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ultralife	0	0	1	0	3.00
Dais	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ultralife currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.52%. Given Ultralife’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ultralife is more favorable than Dais.

Summary

Ultralife beats Dais on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ultralife

Ultralife Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains power, and communication and electronics systems worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Battery & Energy Products and Communications Systems. The Battery & Energy Products segment offers lithium 9-volt, cylindrical, thin lithium manganese dioxide, rechargeable, and other non-rechargeable batteries; lithium-ion cells, multi-kilowatt module lithium-ion battery systems, and uninterruptable power supplies; and rugged military and commercial battery charging systems and accessories, including smart chargers, multi-bay charging systems, and various cables. The Communications Systems segment provides communications systems and accessories to support military communications systems, such as radio frequency amplifiers, power supplies and cables, connector assemblies, amplified speakers, equipment mounts, case equipment, man-portable systems, and integrated communication systems for fixed or vehicle applications comprising vehicle adapters, vehicle installed power enhanced rifleman appliqué systems, and SATCOM systems. This segment's military communications systems and accessories are designed to enhance and extend the operation of communications equipment, such as vehicle-mounted, manpack, and handheld transceivers. The company sells its products under the Ultralife, Ultralife HiRate, Ultralife Thin Cell, Ultralife Batteries, Lithium Power, McDowell Research, AMTITM, ABLETM, ACCUTRONICS, ACCUPRO, ENTELLION, SWE Southwest Electronic Energy Group, SWE SEASAFE, Excell Battery Group, and Criterion Gauge brands through original equipment manufacturers, and industrial and defense supply distributors. In addition, it sells its 9-volt battery to the broader consumer market through national and regional retail chains and online retailers. It serves government, defense, and commercial sectors. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Newark, New York.

About Dais

Dais Corporation operates as a proprietary and nanotechnology polymer materials company. The company offers Aqualyte, a nanomaterial platform made from commercially available polymer resin and industrial grade solvents, which are mixed using a proprietary process with traditional industrial equipment; and ConsERV, a fixed plate energy recovery ventilator that is useful in meeting building indoor fresh air requirements while saving energy and lowering emissions for various forms of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. It also provides NanoClear, a water clean-up process useful in the creation of potable water from contaminated water, including salt, brackish and wastewater; NanoAir; and NanoCap, an energy storage application. The company also licenses its products. The company was formerly known as Dais Analytic Corporation Inc. and changed its name to Dais Corporation in February 2019. Dais Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Odessa, Florida.