Contrasting Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) and SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT)

Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) and SmartRent (NYSE:SMRT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Brand Engagement Network and SmartRent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brand Engagement Network	N/A	-140.18%	-56.38%
SmartRent	-12.77%	-6.08%	-4.15%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brand Engagement Network and SmartRent”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brand Engagement Network	$35,210.00	412.50	-$6.88 million	N/A	N/A
SmartRent	$174.89 million	1.31	-$34.59 million	($0.17)	-6.97

Brand Engagement Network has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SmartRent.

Volatility & Risk

Brand Engagement Network has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SmartRent has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Brand Engagement Network and SmartRent, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brand Engagement Network	0	0	1	0	3.00
SmartRent	0	5	0	0	2.00

Brand Engagement Network currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,519.87%. SmartRent has a consensus price target of $2.40, indicating a potential upside of 102.53%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than SmartRent.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of SmartRent shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of SmartRent shares are owned 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

Brand Engagement Network beats SmartRent on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brand Engagement Network

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.

About SmartRent

SmartRent, Inc., an enterprise software company, provides an integrated smart home operating system to residential property owners and operators, homebuilders, institutional home buyers, developers, and residents in the United States. The company’s products and solutions include smart apartments and homes, access control for buildings, common areas, and rental units, asset protection and monitoring, parking management, self-guided tours, and community and resident Wi-Fi. It also offers professional services to customers, which include training, installation, and support services. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.