Analyzing Wearable Devices (NASDAQ:WLDS) & Firefly Neuroscience (NASDAQ:AIFF)

Firefly Neuroscience (NASDAQ:AIFF) and Wearable Devices (NASDAQ:WLDS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Firefly Neuroscience and Wearable Devices”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Neuroscience	$783,000.00	27.72	-$10.46 million	($2.09)	-0.77
Wearable Devices	$520,000.00	21.78	-$7.88 million	N/A	N/A

Wearable Devices has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Firefly Neuroscience.

Volatility & Risk

Firefly Neuroscience has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wearable Devices has a beta of 3.61, meaning that its share price is 261% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Firefly Neuroscience and Wearable Devices’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Firefly Neuroscience	-5,335.75%	-464.02%	-245.47%
Wearable Devices	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Firefly Neuroscience and Wearable Devices, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Firefly Neuroscience	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wearable Devices	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.0% of Firefly Neuroscience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Wearable Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Firefly Neuroscience shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wearable Devices beats Firefly Neuroscience on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Firefly Neuroscience

Firefly Neuroscience, Inc., a medical technology and artificial intelligence company, provides neuroscientific solutions that improve outcomes for patients with mental illnesses and neurological disorders. The company offers Brain Network Analytics, a software that focuses on diagnostic and treatment for people suffering from mental illnesses and cognitive disorders, including depression, dementia, anxiety disorders, concussions, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It serves pharmaceutical companies and medical practitioners. Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Wearable Devices

Wearable Devices Ltd. engages in the development of a non-invasive neural input interface for controlling digital devices using subtle touchless finger movements. The company offers Mudra development kits that enable users to control digital devices, including consumer electronics, smart watches, smartphones, AR glasses, VR headsets, televisions, personal computers and laptop computers, drones, robots, and others through finger movements and hand gestures; and SNC sensor module, an operating system (OS) software package and algorithm package to customers. It also provides Mudra Band, a neural input wristband, which allows users to control Apple ecosystem devices, including iPhone, Mac computer, Apple TV, and iPad using subtle touchless finger movements and gestures; and Mudra XR wristband, a wearable controller for smart glasses and spatial computing that supports hands-free interaction. The company serves consumer electronics companies and brands, industrial manufacturing companies, information technology and software solutions providers, software development studios, academia and research universities, and B2C market. Wearable Devices Ltd. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Yokneam Illit, Israel.