Critical Review: Actelis Networks (ASNS) versus Its Competitors

Risk and Volatility

Actelis Networks has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks’ competitors have a beta of 1.53, meaning that their average share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Actelis Networks	-56.82%	-752.62%	-45.14%
Actelis Networks Competitors	-21.98%	-56.40%	-5.91%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Actelis Networks and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Actelis Networks	$5.61 million	-$6.29 million	-0.97
Actelis Networks Competitors	$378.87 million	-$93.50 million	23.41

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Actelis Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of shares of all “Communications equipment, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Actelis Networks competitors beat Actelis Networks on 6 of the 8 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.