Exro Technologies (OTCMKTS:EXROF – Get Free Report) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Exro Technologies has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, One Stop Systems has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Exro Technologies and One Stop Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Exro Technologies | -1,420.35% | N/A | -61.37% |
| One Stop Systems | 8.91% | -5.59% | -4.04% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Exro Technologies | $16.84 million | 0.03 | -$210.86 million | ($0.47) | 0.00 |
| One Stop Systems | $32.22 million | 7.07 | $5.09 million | $0.18 | 51.17 |
One Stop Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Exro Technologies. Exro Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than One Stop Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.7% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.6% of One Stop Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Exro Technologies and One Stop Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Exro Technologies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| One Stop Systems | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
One Stop Systems has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.58%. Given One Stop Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe One Stop Systems is more favorable than Exro Technologies.
Summary
One Stop Systems beats Exro Technologies on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Exro Technologies
Exro Technologies Inc. focuses on developing generation power-control electronics in Canada. The company offers Exro Coil Driver, which allows the motor to switch between different operational profiles in real-time, as well as have multiple gears for scooters, electric bikes, recreational, light electric cars, motorcycles, fleet vans, electric buses, passenger vehicles, long-haul trucks, and industrial vehicles markets; and Exro Cell Driver, a stationary energy storage system for commercial and industrial energy storage applications. It also provides electric vehicle consulting and engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
About One Stop Systems
One Stop Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance compute, high speed storage hardware and software, switch fabrics, and systems for edge deployments in the United States and internationally. The company's systems are built using the central processing unit, graphical processing unit, high-speed switch fabrics, and flash storage technologies. It provides custom servers, data acquisition platforms, compute accelerators, solid-state storage arrays, and system I/O expansion systems, as well as edge optimized industrial and panel PCs, tablets, and handheld compute devices. The company also offers ruggedized mobile tablets and handhelds that meet the specialized requirement for devices deployed at the edge in a diverse set of environmental conditions. It sells its products to multinational companies, governmental agencies, military contractors, military services, and technology providers through its website, web store, direct sales team, and original equipment manufacturer focused sales, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Escondido, California.
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