Comparing Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU)

Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) and Resideo Technologies (NYSE:REZI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of Cycurion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Cycurion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Resideo Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cycurion and Resideo Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cycurion	1	1	1	0	2.00
Resideo Technologies	1	2	2	0	2.20

Cycurion currently has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 276.34%. Resideo Technologies has a consensus price target of $34.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.75%. Given Cycurion’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cycurion is more favorable than Resideo Technologies.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cycurion and Resideo Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cycurion	$17.77 million	0.44	$1.23 million	($23.52)	-0.08
Resideo Technologies	$7.44 billion	0.73	$116.00 million	($4.68)	-7.78

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

Profitability

This table compares Cycurion and Resideo Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cycurion	-112.73%	-186.09%	-62.96%
Resideo Technologies	-8.85%	14.96%	4.59%

Volatility and Risk

Cycurion has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Resideo Technologies has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Resideo Technologies beats Cycurion on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Resideo Technologies

Resideo Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells comfort, energy management, and safety and security solutions to the commercial and residential end markets in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Products and Solutions, and ADI Global Distribution. The Products and Solutions segment provides temperature and humidity control, thermal and combustion solutions, water and indoor air quality solutions, energy products and solutions, water and air solutions, smoke and carbon monoxide detection home safety and fire suppression, security panels, sensors, peripherals, wire and cable, communications devices, video cameras, other home-related lifestyle convenience solutions, cloud infrastructure, installation and maintenance tools, and related software products under the Honeywell Home brand as well as Resideo, Braukmann, First Alert, and BRK brands. The ADI Global Distribution segment engages in the distribution of security, fire, access control, and video products; and participates in the broader related markets of smart home, power, audio, ProAV, networking, communications, data communications, wire and cable, enterprise connectivity, and structured wiring products. The company sells its products and services through a network of professional contractors, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as retail and online merchants. Resideo Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.