Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) vs. Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) Financial Review

Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) and Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Senstar Technologies and Wrap Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senstar Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00
Wrap Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.81, indicating that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wrap Technologies has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

20.8% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Wrap Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Senstar Technologies and Wrap Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senstar Technologies	12.83%	12.65%	9.30%
Wrap Technologies	-300.11%	-194.93%	-83.58%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Senstar Technologies and Wrap Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Senstar Technologies	$35.75 million	2.53	$2.64 million	$0.20	19.40
Wrap Technologies	$4.50 million	26.10	-$5.88 million	($0.30)	-7.60

Senstar Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Wrap Technologies. Wrap Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senstar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Senstar Technologies beats Wrap Technologies on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Senstar Technologies

Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.

About Wrap Technologies

Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.