Analyzing Cannasys (OTCMKTS:MJTK) and N-able (NYSE:NABL)

N-able (NYSE:NABL) and Cannasys (OTCMKTS:MJTK) are both technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares N-able and Cannasys”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
N-able	$511.43 million	1.84	-$17.03 million	($0.05)	-99.76
Cannasys	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Cannasys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than N-able.

Profitability

This table compares N-able and Cannasys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
N-able	-1.99%	3.40%	1.96%
Cannasys	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for N-able and Cannasys, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
N-able	3	2	3	0	2.00
Cannasys	0	0	0	0	0.00

N-able currently has a consensus price target of $7.55, suggesting a potential upside of 51.36%. Given N-able’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe N-able is more favorable than Cannasys.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.3% of N-able shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of N-able shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Cannasys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

N-able beats Cannasys on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About N-able

N-able, Inc. provides cloud-based software solutions for managed service providers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's solutions enable MSPs to support digital transformation and growth within small and medium-sized enterprises. It provides software platform designed to be an integrated, enterprise-grade solution that serves as an operating system for its MSP partners and scales as their businesses grow. In addition, the company offers remote monitoring and management solutions provide MSP partners with visibility and insights into the availability and performance of their customers' networks, infrastructure, devices and applications through a centralized dashboard; data protection as-a-service solutions, such as backup and disaster recovery for servers, virtual machines, workstations, files, data, and key cloud-based applications, as well as multi-tenant platform and secure remote delivery architecture. Further, it offers security services through patch management, endpoint security, managed detection and response, web protection, e-mail security, and archiving and vulnerability assessment solutions. Additionally, the company engages in professional services automation, automation and scripting management, password management policies and reporting, and analytics. N-able, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

About Cannasys

CannaSys, Inc. provides technology services for the cannabis industry. The company offers Citizen Toke, a text-message-based transaction and promotion platform focused on user acquisition and customer engagement for both regulated cannabis retailers and branded products companies. It also offers BumpUp Rewards, a membership rewards loyalty program designed for social media ties and an electronic solution for providing gifts, points, and discounts to friends and family; and CannaLIMS, a laboratory management information system product focuses on the cannabis marketplace. The company's products serve medical and recreational growers, dispensers, and customers. CannaSys, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.