WISeKey International (WKEY) Competitors

WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) and Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WKEY or PHUN?

WISeKey International has higher revenue and earnings than Phunware.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WISeKey International	$30.92M	0.41	-$15.36M	N/A	N/A
Phunware	$4.83M	18.35	-$52.78M	N/A	N/A

Is WKEY or PHUN more profitable?

WISeKey International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Phunware's net margin of -867.61%. WISeKey International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Phunware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WISeKey International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Phunware	-867.61%	-244.22%	-119.14%

Does the media favor WKEY or PHUN?

In the previous week, Phunware had 7 more articles in the media than WISeKey International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Phunware and 5 mentions for WISeKey International. Phunware's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat WISeKey International's score of 0.56 indicating that Phunware is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WISeKey International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phunware	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WKEY or PHUN?

WISeKey International has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phunware has a beta of 2.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WKEY or PHUN?

Phunware received 65 more outperform votes than WISeKey International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave WISeKey International an outperform vote while only 66.07% of users gave Phunware an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WISeKey International	Outperform Votes 9 69.23%	Underperform Votes 4 30.77%
Phunware	Outperform Votes 74 66.07%	Underperform Votes 38 33.93%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WKEY or PHUN?

0.3% of WISeKey International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Phunware shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Phunware shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WKEY or PHUN?

WISeKey International currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.64%. Phunware has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 191.81%. Given Phunware's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Phunware is more favorable than WISeKey International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WISeKey International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Phunware	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

WISeKey International and Phunware tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.