Critical Comparison: VU1 (OTCMKTS:VUOC) versus Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP)

Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCPGet Free Report) and VU1 (OTCMKTS:VUOCGet Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Knightscope and VU1’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knightscope -284.42% N/A -131.30%
VU1 N/A N/A N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Knightscope and VU1, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knightscope 0 0 1 0 3.00
VU1 0 0 0 0 0.00

Knightscope presently has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,257.31%. Given Knightscope’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Knightscope is more favorable than VU1.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Knightscope and VU1″s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Knightscope $12.80 million 3.13 -$22.12 million ($13.58) -1.09
VU1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

VU1 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Knightscope.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.6% of Knightscope shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Knightscope shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Knightscope beats VU1 on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Knightscope

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Knightscope, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, deploys, and supports autonomous security robots (ASR) in the United States. Its products include K3 and K5 ASRs designed to roam a geo-fenced area autonomously by utilizing numerous sensors and lasers, either on a random basis or based on a particular patrolling algorithm to navigate around people, vehicles, and objects in dynamic indoor or outdoor environments; K1, an ASR for used in indoors or outdoors and at ingress/egress points for both people and vehicles; and K7, a multi-terrain ASR. The company also develops and operates the Knightscope security operations center (KSOC), a browser-based interface, which allows real-time data access service to its clients for alert of an abnormal event; and Knightscope network operations center (KNOC), a custom set of tools that enables it to manage and monitor the network of ASRs with alerts related to critical indicators and statistics, including charging, software, navigation, and temperatures, as well as to execute over-the-air software upgrades, patches, and other related items. In addition, it offers Knightscope+, a virtual monitoring and response solution that provides an alternative for client sites. The company serves airports, commercial real estate, corporate campus, homeowner associations, hotels, universities, municipalities, rail, healthcare, public parks, schools, casinos, corporations, logistics, manufacturing, law enforcement, Parking areas, municipalities, universities, and property management companies, as well as the U.S. federal government. Knightscope, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

About VU1

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Vu1 Corp. designs, develops and sells mercury-free lighting products using its proprietary Electron Stimulated Luminescence (ESL) technology. It’s ESL lights use a form of cathode-ray tube technology in which accelerated electrons stimulate phosphor to create light, making the surface of lights glow in a highly energy-efficient manner and with a warm natural light. The company was founded on August 30, 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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