PowerFleet (AIOT) Competitors

NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts prefer NN or AIOT?

NextNav currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.69%. PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 149.41%. Given PowerFleet's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than NextNav.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextNav	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PowerFleet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NN or AIOT?

79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of NextNav shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of PowerFleet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to NN or AIOT?

In the previous week, PowerFleet had 6 more articles in the media than NextNav. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PowerFleet and 1 mentions for NextNav. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat PowerFleet's score of 0.94 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextNav	Very Positive
PowerFleet	Positive

Is NN or AIOT more profitable?

PowerFleet has a net margin of -14.06% compared to NextNav's net margin of -2,091.01%. PowerFleet's return on equity of -11.68% beat NextNav's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextNav	-2,091.01%	-193.20%	-46.43%
PowerFleet	-14.06%	-11.68%	-6.27%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NN or AIOT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextNav	$5.67M	377.59	-$101.88M	-$1.02	-15.85
PowerFleet	$362.52M	1.55	-$50.99M	-$0.43	-9.79

Which has more risk & volatility, NN or AIOT?

NextNav has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PowerFleet beats NextNav on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.