Digital Ally Inc./NV (NASDAQ:DGLY) & Viaspace (OTCMKTS:VSPC) Critical Analysis

Viaspace (OTCMKTS:VSPC) and Digital Ally Inc./NV (NASDAQ:DGLY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Viaspace and Digital Ally Inc./NV”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viaspace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Digital Ally Inc./NV	$19.65 million	0.15	-$19.84 million	($5,042.21)	0.00

Viaspace has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Digital Ally Inc./NV.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.2% of Digital Ally Inc./NV shares are held by institutional investors. 45.8% of Viaspace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Digital Ally Inc./NV shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Viaspace and Digital Ally Inc./NV, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viaspace	0	0	0	0	0.00
Digital Ally Inc./NV	1	0	0	1	2.50

Given Viaspace’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viaspace is more favorable than Digital Ally Inc./NV.

Profitability

This table compares Viaspace and Digital Ally Inc./NV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viaspace	N/A	N/A	N/A
Digital Ally Inc./NV	-59.69%	-538.11%	-38.24%

Risk & Volatility

Viaspace has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Ally Inc./NV has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

About Digital Ally Inc./NV

Digital Ally, Inc. produces and sells digital video imaging, storage, and disinfectant and related safety products for use in law enforcement, security, and commercial applications in the United States. It operates through three segments: Video Solutions, Revenue Cycle Management, and Entertainment. The company offers in-car digital video mirror systems for law enforcement; in-car digital video event recorder systems for commercial fleets; a suite of data management web-based tools to assist fleet managers in the organization, archival, and management of videos and telematics information; body-worn digital video systems for law enforcement and private security; and VuLink ecosystem that provides intuitive auto-activation functionality as well as coordination between multiple recording devices. It also provides EVO Web, a web-based software that enables police departments and security agencies to manage digital video evidence quickly and easily; FleetVU Manager, a web-based software for commercial fleet tracking and monitoring; ThermoVu, a non-contact temperature-screening instrument that measures temperature through the wrist and controls entry to facilities when temperature measurements exceed pre-determined parameters; and Shield disinfectants and cleansers, as well as other personal protective equipment and supplies, such as masks, gloves, disposable wipes, and electrostatic sprayer to health care workers and other consumers. In addition, the company offers working capital and back-office services, including insurance and benefit verification, medical treatment documentation and coding, and collections to healthcare organizations; and operates TicketSmarter.com, an online ticketing marketplace for ticket sales, partnerships, and ticket resale services for live events, including concerts, sporting events, theatres, and performing arts. Digital Ally, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas.