BIO-key International (BKYI) Competitors

BIO-key International (NASDAQ:BKYI) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKYI or INTZ?

BIO-key International received 132 more outperform votes than Intrusion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave BIO-key International an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Intrusion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BIO-key International	Outperform Votes 146 66.67%	Underperform Votes 73 33.33%
Intrusion	Outperform Votes 14 28.57%	Underperform Votes 35 71.43%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BKYI or INTZ?

26.5% of BIO-key International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of BIO-key International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Intrusion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BKYI or INTZ more profitable?

BIO-key International has a net margin of -72.53% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -158.40%. Intrusion's return on equity of 0.00% beat BIO-key International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BIO-key International	-72.53%	-3,124.77%	-106.39%
Intrusion	-158.40%	N/A	-128.76%

Which has more risk & volatility, BKYI or INTZ?

BIO-key International has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BKYI or INTZ?

In the previous week, BIO-key International had 1 more articles in the media than Intrusion. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BIO-key International and 6 mentions for Intrusion. BIO-key International's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Intrusion's score of 0.80 indicating that BIO-key International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BIO-key International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intrusion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, BKYI or INTZ?

BIO-key International has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BIO-key International	$7.76M	0.21	-$8.52M	N/A	N/A
Intrusion	$5.61M	0.88	-$13.89M	-$1.91	-0.32

Do analysts recommend BKYI or INTZ?

Intrusion has a consensus price target of $45.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7,299.58%. Given Intrusion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than BIO-key International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BIO-key International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Intrusion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

BIO-key International beats Intrusion on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.