Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN – Get Free Report) and FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Palladyne AI and FingerMotion, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Palladyne AI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| FingerMotion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Palladyne AI presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.36%. Given Palladyne AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than FingerMotion.
Risk & Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Palladyne AI and FingerMotion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Palladyne AI | -953.45% | -133.19% | -61.21% |
| FingerMotion | -16.08% | -34.78% | -9.84% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of FingerMotion shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of FingerMotion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Palladyne AI and FingerMotion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Palladyne AI | $7.79 million | 32.87 | -$72.62 million | ($1.69) | -3.60 |
| FingerMotion | $33.14 million | 2.00 | -$5.11 million | ($0.10) | -10.80 |
FingerMotion has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. FingerMotion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palladyne AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FingerMotion beats Palladyne AI on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Palladyne AI
Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About FingerMotion
FingerMotion, Inc., a mobile data specialist company, provides mobile payment and recharge platform system in China. The company offers telecommunication products and services, including data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption services; bulk short message service and multimedia messaging services; and Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform, a proprietary business messaging platform that enables businesses and brands to communicate and service their customers on the 5G infrastructure. It also operates Sapientus, a proprietary big data insights platform that deliver data-driven for businesses in the insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. In addition, the company offers value added product and services. FingerMotion, Inc. is headquartered in Singapore.
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