Critical Review: Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) & Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP)

Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR) and Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Duke Robotics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of Wrap Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Duke Robotics and Wrap Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duke Robotics	$383,000.00	37.48	-$2.30 million	($0.67)	-6.25
Wrap Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.27)	-4.63

Wrap Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Duke Robotics. Duke Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wrap Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Duke Robotics and Wrap Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Robotics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wrap Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Duke Robotics and Wrap Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Robotics	1	0	1	0	2.00
Wrap Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Duke Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 186.40%. Given Duke Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Robotics is more favorable than Wrap Technologies.

About Duke Robotics

Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).

About Wrap Technologies

Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.