Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) vs. Xenonics (OTCMKTS:XNNHQ) Critical Survey

Xenonics (OTCMKTS:XNNHQ) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Xenonics and Senstar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xenonics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Senstar Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xenonics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Senstar Technologies	$36.01 million	1.15	$3.22 million	$0.05	35.60

Senstar Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Xenonics.

Volatility and Risk

Xenonics has a beta of 12.36, meaning that its stock price is 1,136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Xenonics and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xenonics	N/A	N/A	N/A
Senstar Technologies	3.79%	3.21%	2.53%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Xenonics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Senstar Technologies beats Xenonics on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xenonics

Xenonics Holdings, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets portable illumination products and low light viewing systems (night vision) in the United States. It offers NightHunter ONE, a lightweight illumination system, which can be used on vehicles, boats, and helicopters; NightHunter EXT, a lightweight illumination system for mounting on heavy guns and for use on stationary platforms, or vehicles, boats, or helicopters; and NightHunter 3 for handheld use or mounting on light, medium, and heavy machine guns or vehicles. The company also provides SuperVision that allows user to see in the dark with clarity than conventional night vision; SuperVision Video Out to connect the video signal to a computer recording device or monitor for surveillance; SuperVision Tactical Packages for law enforcement professionals; and SuperVision Vehicle Patrol Packages to make law enforcement patrol operations safer. It markets its illumination products under the NightHunter brand and night vision products under the SuperVision brand. The company serves military forces; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; law enforcement, fire, search, and rescue; and commercial markets. Xenonics Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

About Senstar Technologies

Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.