Financial Contrast: CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) versus Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ)

CXApp (NASDAQ:CXAI) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CXApp and Intrusion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CXApp	$4.58 million	1.45	-$13.47 million	($26.00)	-0.11
Intrusion	$7.09 million	2.92	-$9.06 million	($0.55)	-1.54

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.4% of CXApp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of CXApp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Intrusion shares are owned by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CXApp and Intrusion, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CXApp	1	0	0	0	1.00
Intrusion	1	2	1	0	2.00

Intrusion has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 521.30%. Given Intrusion’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intrusion is more favorable than CXApp.

Profitability

This table compares CXApp and Intrusion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CXApp	-446.46%	-135.04%	-65.41%
Intrusion	-191.24%	-178.06%	-99.59%

Volatility & Risk

CXApp has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.55, meaning that its stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intrusion beats CXApp on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CXApp

CXApp Inc. provides a workplace experience platform for enterprise customers. It offers CXApp, a software-as-a-service platform with native mapping, analytics, on-device positioning, and applications technologies for use in various applications, such as workplace experience, employee engagement, desk and meeting room reservations, workplace analytics, occupancy management, content delivery, corporate communications and notifications, event management, live indoor mapping, wayfinding, and navigation. The company was formerly known as KINS Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to CXApp Inc. in March 2023. The company is based in Palo Alto, California.

About Intrusion

Intrusion Inc., a cybersecurity company in the United States. The company offers its customers access to threat intelligence database, which contains the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of Internet Protocol addresses. It offers INTRUSION Shield, a zero trust reputation-based Software as a Service solution that inspects and kills dangerous network connections. The company also provides INTRUSION TraceCop, a big data tool that contains an inventory of network selectors and enrichments to support forensic investigations; and INTRUSION Savant, a network monitoring solution that uses the data available in TraceCop to identify suspicious traffic in real-time. In addition, it engages in the provision of pre-and post-sales support services, such as network security design, system installation, and technical consulting services. The company serves US federal government entities, state and local government entities, and companies ranging from mid-market to large enterprises through a direct sales force and value-added resellers. The company was formerly known as Intrusion.com, Inc. and changed its name to Intrusion Inc. in November 2001. Intrusion Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.