A2Z Smart Technologies (AZ) Competitors $7.09 -0.06 (-0.84%) (As of 01:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AZ vs. OUST, GENC, YIBO, TAYD, PPIH, DTI, DM, PDYN, PFIE, and MNTXShould you be buying A2Z Smart Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A2Z Smart Technologies include Ouster (OUST), Gencor Industries (GENC), Planet Image International (YIBO), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Drilling Tools International (DTI), Desktop Metal (DM), Palladyne AI (PDYN), Profire Energy (PFIE), and Manitex International (MNTX). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. A2Z Smart Technologies vs. Ouster Gencor Industries Planet Image International Taylor Devices Perma-Pipe International Drilling Tools International Desktop Metal Palladyne AI Profire Energy Manitex International Ouster (NYSE:OUST) and A2Z Smart Technologies (NASDAQ:AZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Is OUST or AZ more profitable? Ouster has a net margin of -106.50% compared to A2Z Smart Technologies' net margin of -147.13%. A2Z Smart Technologies' return on equity of 0.00% beat Ouster's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ouster-106.50% -65.17% -37.02% A2Z Smart Technologies -147.13%N/A -107.37% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OUST or AZ? Ouster received 32 more outperform votes than A2Z Smart Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave A2Z Smart Technologies an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Ouster an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOusterOutperform Votes3357.89% Underperform Votes2442.11% A2Z Smart TechnologiesOutperform Votes1100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do analysts recommend OUST or AZ? Ouster currently has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 7.84%. Given Ouster's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ouster is more favorable than A2Z Smart Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ouster 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00A2Z Smart Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OUST or AZ? A2Z Smart Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ouster. A2Z Smart Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ouster, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOuster$105.45M5.76-$374.11M-$2.57-4.75A2Z Smart Technologies$6.63M29.61-$16.06M-$0.50-14.30 Which has more risk and volatility, OUST or AZ? Ouster has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A2Z Smart Technologies has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor OUST or AZ? In the previous week, Ouster had 26 more articles in the media than A2Z Smart Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ouster and 0 mentions for A2Z Smart Technologies. Ouster's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat A2Z Smart Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Ouster is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ouster Neutral A2Z Smart Technologies Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OUST or AZ? 31.5% of Ouster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Ouster shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOuster beats A2Z Smart Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTI[PDF] The Opportunity in GoldCommodities expert, Geof Smith, insists that the supercycle on gold is just getting warmed up. In fact, even though gold looks like this since he initially called a major bull run 11 months ago… He’s still predicting it will be the TOP trade of 2025. His free eBook explains why You see, the last time gold launched into a supercycle like this it surged 536% The time before that was over 1,000%... That’s why Geof released this urgent guide to help you. Most people think they’ve missed out, but he thinks we’re at the very beginning of what could be the largest gold rally of our lifetimes. But, believe it or not, Geof doesn’t think you should just buy and hold precious metals. He’ll share more about his approach inside the eBook and it might surprise you.Tap here to read it Get A2Z Smart Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricA2Z Smart TechnologiesGeneral industrial machinery, IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$196.23M$3.87B$26.31B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A0.88%2.79%4.29%P/E Ratio-14.3014.87238.1017.11Price / Sales29.616.483,238.11122.74Price / CashN/A177.7035.9937.85Price / Book-51.078.478.184.78Net Income-$16.06M$22.86M$682.39M$225.43M7 Day Performance-2.05%2.00%0.76%-0.82%1 Month Performance3.03%24.79%5.90%1.02%1 Year Performance105.76%1.29%22.17%15.72% A2Z Smart Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZA2Z Smart Technologies0.5519 of 5 stars$7.09-0.8%N/A+105.8%$194.58M$6.63M-14.1860Positive NewsGap UpOUSTOuster0.6668 of 5 stars$9.44+4.0%$13.17+39.5%+68.9%$469.84M$105.45M-3.53290GENCGencor IndustriesN/A$21.37-1.1%N/A+8.2%$313.28M$113.12M19.55370YIBOPlanet Image InternationalN/A$3.45-3.9%N/AN/A$185.89M$150.22M0.001,248Gap UpTAYDTaylor DevicesN/A$43.45-0.7%N/A+72.8%$135.56M$44.58M15.09120Positive NewsPPIHPerma-Pipe International0.8202 of 5 stars$15.60-4.7%N/A+79.1%$124.46M$157.70M8.39610Earnings ReportNews CoverageDTIDrilling Tools International2.4446 of 5 stars$3.53+0.9%$4.25+20.4%+4.3%$122.53M$152.03M12.79394DMDesktop Metal2.0351 of 5 stars$3.64-2.4%$5.50+51.1%-68.5%$121.36M$168.28M-0.33950PDYNPalladyne AI0.6441 of 5 stars$4.01+15.6%N/AN/A$120.75M$7.77M-1.8870News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumePFIEProfire Energy1.1742 of 5 stars$2.54flat$2.55+0.4%+42.4%$117.35M$60.02M14.11100MNTXManitex International0.5609 of 5 stars$5.75-0.2%$5.80+0.9%-33.2%$117.28M$294.78M12.46510Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ouster Alternatives Gencor Industries Alternatives Planet Image International Alternatives Taylor Devices Alternatives Perma-Pipe International Alternatives Drilling Tools International Alternatives Desktop Metal Alternatives Palladyne AI Alternatives Profire Energy Alternatives Manitex International Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AZ) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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