Head to Head Review: Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) versus Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY)

Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Assa Abloy and Cycurion, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assa Abloy	0	2	1	0	2.33
Cycurion	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Assa Abloy and Cycurion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assa Abloy	9.57%	14.54%	6.81%
Cycurion	N/A	-236.69%	-63.05%

Risk and Volatility

Assa Abloy has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cycurion has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.6% of Cycurion shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Cycurion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Assa Abloy and Cycurion”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assa Abloy	$14.20 billion	2.96	$1.48 billion	$0.71	26.59
Cycurion	$16.29 million	0.74	$1.23 million	($21.32)	-0.20

Assa Abloy has higher revenue and earnings than Cycurion. Cycurion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assa Abloy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Assa Abloy beats Cycurion on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Assa Abloy

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) provides door opening and access products, solutions, and services for the institutional, commercial, and residential markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The company provides digital access solutions, such as electronic access control ecosystem, wireless solutions, electronic key solutions, standalone access solutions, and wired solutions; swing, revolving, and sliding doors; mechanical products, including hinges, lever handles, mortise lockcases, euro profile cylinders, panic exit devices, door closers, floor spring, and general hardware; and doors. It offers Openings Studio, a building information modeling software ecosystem is collaboration tool for designing, documenting, and managing openings. The company provides its products primarily under the ASSA ABLOY, Yale, and HID brands. It sells its products through distributors and wholesalers. The company serves aviation, education, distribution and logistics, entertainment and public facility, finance and banking, government and military, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, office and enterprise, homes and residence, retail, shipyards, and transportation industries. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

About Cycurion

Cycurion is a global leading provider of Network Communications and Information Technology Security Solutions. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class, cutting-edge solutions for our clients, regardless of size or complication, expressly optimizing your IT environment to meet the business need and to keep projects on track and on budget.