Franklin Wireless (FKWL) Competitors

Franklin Wireless (NASDAQ:FKWL) and Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Is FKWL or REKR more profitable?

Franklin Wireless has a net margin of -5.06% compared to Rekor Systems' net margin of -119.54%. Franklin Wireless' return on equity of -5.91% beat Rekor Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Wireless	-5.06%	-5.91%	-4.33%
Rekor Systems	-119.54%	-119.85%	-52.59%

Does the media prefer FKWL or REKR?

In the previous week, Rekor Systems had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Wireless. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rekor Systems and 3 mentions for Franklin Wireless. Rekor Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Franklin Wireless' score of -0.04 indicating that Rekor Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Wireless	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rekor Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FKWL or REKR?

Rekor Systems received 58 more outperform votes than Franklin Wireless when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franklin Wireless	N/A	N/A
Rekor Systems	Outperform Votes 58 60.42%	Underperform Votes 38 39.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, FKWL or REKR?

Franklin Wireless has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rekor Systems has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FKWL or REKR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Wireless	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rekor Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FKWL or REKR?

18.5% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.1% of Franklin Wireless shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FKWL or REKR?

Franklin Wireless has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rekor Systems. Franklin Wireless is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rekor Systems, 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
Franklin Wireless	$30.80M	N/A	-$3.96M	-$0.19	-36.11
Rekor Systems	$34.93M	4.57	-$45.69M	-$0.65	-2.62

Summary

Rekor Systems beats Franklin Wireless on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.