authID (AUID) Competitors

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) and authID (NASDAQ:AUID) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TLS or AUID?

62.1% of Telos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of authID shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Telos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of authID shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, TLS or AUID?

Telos has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, authID has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TLS or AUID?

In the previous week, Telos had 4 more articles in the media than authID. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Telos and 1 mentions for authID. authID's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Telos' score of 0.57 indicating that authID is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Telos	Positive
authID	Very Positive

Is TLS or AUID more profitable?

Telos has a net margin of -49.19% compared to authID's net margin of -1,518.05%. Telos' return on equity of -33.16% beat authID's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telos	-49.19%	-33.16%	-26.52%
authID	-1,518.05%	-117.29%	-100.25%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TLS or AUID?

authID has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telos. Telos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than authID, 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
Telos	$108.27M	1.90	-$52.52M	-$0.75	-3.73
authID	$1.03M	50.87	-$14.28M	-$1.54	-2.52

Do analysts prefer TLS or AUID?

Telos presently has a consensus target price of $3.94, suggesting a potential upside of 40.63%. Given Telos' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Telos is more favorable than authID.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telos	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
authID	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Telos beats authID on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.