LRAD (LRAD) Competitors

Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) and LRAD (NASDAQ:LRAD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, GNSS or LRAD?

Genasys has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LRAD has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GNSS or LRAD?

LRAD has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genasys. LRAD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genasys, 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
Genasys	$26.59M	3.67	-$31.73M	-$0.66	-3.29
LRAD	$26.31M	2.69	-$3.74M	-$0.06	-36.17

Does the media refer more to GNSS or LRAD?

In the previous week, Genasys had 2 more articles in the media than LRAD. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Genasys and 1 mentions for LRAD. Genasys' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat LRAD's score of 0.00 indicating that Genasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genasys	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LRAD	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GNSS or LRAD?

Genasys currently has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 145.78%. Given Genasys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Genasys is more favorable than LRAD.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genasys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
LRAD	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GNSS or LRAD?

40.0% of Genasys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.6% of LRAD shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Genasys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of LRAD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GNSS or LRAD?

LRAD received 159 more outperform votes than Genasys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.60% of users gave LRAD an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Genasys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genasys	Outperform Votes 21 50.00%	Underperform Votes 21 50.00%
LRAD	Outperform Votes 180 76.60%	Underperform Votes 55 23.40%

Is GNSS or LRAD more profitable?

LRAD has a net margin of 1.29% compared to Genasys' net margin of -109.39%. LRAD's return on equity of 1.25% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genasys	-109.39%	-122.99%	-53.12%
LRAD	1.29%	1.25%	1.02%

Summary

Genasys beats LRAD on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.