Comparing Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ:ALAR) & Webus International (NASDAQ:WETO)

Webus International (NASDAQ:WETO) and Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ:ALAR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Webus International and Alarum Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webus International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alarum Technologies	17.67%	19.33%	15.11%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.2% of Alarum Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Alarum Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Webus International and Alarum Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webus International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Alarum Technologies	1	0	1	0	2.00

Alarum Technologies has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.46%. Given Alarum Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alarum Technologies is more favorable than Webus International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Webus International and Alarum Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Webus International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alarum Technologies	$31.82 million	3.32	$5.78 million	$0.76	19.37

Alarum Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Webus International.

Summary

Alarum Technologies beats Webus International on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Webus International

Webus International Ltd. operates as a holding company. It engages in the provision of mobility solutions with artificial intelligence augmented online support and itinerary management support. The firm offers commute shuttle, customized chartered bus, packaged tour, and other services to customers. The company was founded on February 10, 2022 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

About Alarum Technologies

Alarum Technologies Ltd. provides internet access and web data collection solutions in North, South, and Central America, Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two segments, Enterprise Internet Access Solutions and Consumer Internet Access Solutions. The company offers security blanket against ransomware, viruses, phishing, and other online threats, as well as secured and encrypted connection, masking the customers online activity and keeping them safe from hackers. It also provides privacy solutions and services, a software solution that uses an encryption protocol which is defined upon the process being used to generate a secured encrypted path and keep the users' data private and safe; and web data collection solution allows organizations to collect vast amounts of web and internet data by simultaneously connecting to the Internet from different IP addresses. In addition, the company offers static residential proxy network, rotating residential proxy network, data center proxy network, premium dedicated static residential proxies, mobile proxies, SERP data collection service, and social data collection service, as well as advertising services to enterprise customers. The company offers its products through resellers and internet service providers. It serves advertising and media companies, financial organizations, cyber security companies, industrial and commercial companies, online companies, education institutions, and AI recruitment market and other sectors. The company was formerly known as Safe-T Group Ltd. and changed its name to Alarum Technologies Ltd. in January 2023. Alarum Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.