Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) and Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) Head to Head Comparison

Digimarc (NASDAQ:DMRC) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Digimarc and Cycurion”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digimarc	$33.66 million	5.07	-$39.01 million	($1.71)	-4.58
Cycurion	$17.77 million	0.54	$1.23 million	($23.52)	-0.15

Cycurion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Digimarc. Digimarc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cycurion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Digimarc and Cycurion, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digimarc	1	0	1	0	2.00
Cycurion	1	0	0	0	1.00

Digimarc presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 155.10%. Given Digimarc’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Digimarc is more favorable than Cycurion.

Volatility & Risk

Digimarc has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cycurion has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.8% of Digimarc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Cycurion shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Digimarc shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Cycurion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Digimarc and Cycurion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digimarc	-110.92%	-55.40%	-43.81%
Cycurion	-112.73%	-186.09%	-62.96%

Summary

Digimarc beats Cycurion on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides automatic identification solutions to commercial and government customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers Digimarc Validate protects, a cloud-based record of product authentication information; Digimarc Engage, an interactive communications channel connecting brands and consumers; and Digimarc Recycle. Its solutions are used in various application solutions, such as sorting of consumer-packaged goods in recycling streams. The company offers its solutions through its sales personnel and business partners. Digimarc Corporation was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

About Cycurion

Cycurion is a global leading provider of Network Communications and Information Technology Security Solutions. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class, cutting-edge solutions for our clients, regardless of size or complication, expressly optimizing your IT environment to meet the business need and to keep projects on track and on budget.