Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) and Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK) Financial Contrast

Benchmark Energy (OTCMKTS:BMRK) and Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Benchmark Energy and Duos Technologies Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duos Technologies Group	-45.36%	-21.46%	-15.66%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Benchmark Energy and Duos Technologies Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Benchmark Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Duos Technologies Group	1	1	2	0	2.25

Duos Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 164.61%. Given Duos Technologies Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Duos Technologies Group is more favorable than Benchmark Energy.

Risk and Volatility

Benchmark Energy has a beta of 3.86, suggesting that its share price is 286% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Benchmark Energy and Duos Technologies Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Benchmark Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duos Technologies Group	$27.02 million	9.84	-$9.84 million	($0.66)	-13.74

Benchmark Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Duos Technologies Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Duos Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Duos Technologies Group beats Benchmark Energy on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Benchmark Energy

Benchmark Energy Corporation, through its subsidiary, Energy Partners LLC, buys industrial grade glycerin and sells it to boiler plants as an alternative bunker fuel in the United States and internationally. The company offers crude and refined glycerin, a co-product of biodiesel production used in various industrial and commercial applications, such as power, energy, and boiler operations, as well as in the de-icing process and manufacturing of animal feed. It has a strategic relationship with the University of North Dakota (UND) to utilize industrial grade glycerin as an additive to the UND coal-burning plant. The company is based in Coldspring, Texas.

About Duos Technologies Group

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and operates intelligent technology solutions in North America. The company provides solutions, such as Centraco, an enterprise information management software platform that consolidates data and events from multiple sources into a unified and distributive user interface; and truevue360, an integrated platform to develop and deploy artificial intelligence algorithms, including machine learning, computer vision, object detection, and deep neural network-based processing for real-time applications. Its proprietary applications include Railcar Inspection Portal that provides freight and transit railroad customers and select government agencies the ability to conduct fully automated railcar inspections of trains while they are moving at full speed. It also develops Automated Logistics Information System, which automates gatehouse operations, as well as develops solutions for rail, trucking, aviation, and other vehicle-based processes. In addition, the company provides consulting services, including consulting and auditing; software licensing with optional hardware sales; customer service training; and maintenance support. The company operates its services under the duostech brand. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.