IGO (OTCMKTS:IGOI) & Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) Critical Survey

IGO (OTCMKTS:IGOI) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares IGO and Vuzix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IGO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vuzix	-1,352.74%	-198.84%	-185.84%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares IGO and Vuzix”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IGO	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vuzix	$5.76 million	36.80	-$73.54 million	($1.03)	-2.70

IGO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vuzix.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for IGO and Vuzix, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IGO	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vuzix	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vuzix has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.06%. Given Vuzix’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vuzix is more favorable than IGO.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.9% of Vuzix shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of IGO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Vuzix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vuzix beats IGO on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About IGO

iGo, Inc. engages in the provision of metallic blade products for the meat cutting, food cutting and wood cutting industries to the global market. The company was founded on May 4, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Vuzix

Vuzix Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) technologies and products for the enterprise, medical, defense, and consumer markets. The company’s products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays, and augmented reality, as well as original equipment manufacturer waveguide optical components and display engines. It also provides certified ERP SaaS logistics solution to support hand-held mobile phones and scanners used in logistics, warehousing, and manufacturing applications. It holds approximately 375 patents and patents pending and various IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and augmented reality Video Eyewear field. It sells its products through resellers, distributors, direct to commercial customers, and online stores, as well as various Vuzix operated web stores in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Icuiti Corporation and changed its name to Vuzix Corporation in September 2007. Vuzix Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in West Henrietta, New York.