Actelis Networks (ASNS) and Its Rivals Critical Review

Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) is one of 40 public companies in the “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Actelis Networks to related companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Actelis Networks and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Actelis Networks	$5.61 million	-$6.29 million	-0.88
Actelis Networks Competitors	$376.99 million	-$93.84 million	8.68

Actelis Networks’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Actelis Networks. Actelis Networks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Actelis Networks has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks’ peers have a beta of 1.51, suggesting that their average share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Actelis Networks and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Actelis Networks	-78.75%	-5,659.70%	-45.96%
Actelis Networks Competitors	-23.11%	-362.70%	-5.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Actelis Networks and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Actelis Networks	0	0	0	0	N/A
Actelis Networks Competitors	186	454	950	48	2.53

As a group, “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 75.93%. Given Actelis Networks’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Actelis Networks has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Actelis Networks peers beat Actelis Networks on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Actelis Networks Company Profile

Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.