Head to Head Contrast: Zenvia (NASDAQ:ZENV) & Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN)

Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) and Zenvia (NASDAQ:ZENV) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Zenvia shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.4% of Zenvia 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.

Profitability

This table compares Byrna Technologies and Zenvia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byrna Technologies	7.30%	14.14%	11.21%
Zenvia	-10.62%	-14.36%	-6.52%

Volatility and Risk

Byrna Technologies has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zenvia has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Byrna Technologies	$118.12 million	1.15	$9.69 million	$0.36	16.65
Zenvia	$1.10 billion	0.02	-$28.67 million	($0.40)	-1.17

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Byrna Technologies and Zenvia, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byrna Technologies	0	2	2	2	3.00
Zenvia	1	0	0	0	1.00

Byrna Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $12.12, suggesting a potential upside of 102.25%. Given Byrna Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Zenvia.

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats Zenvia on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Byrna Technologies

Byrna Technologies Inc., a non-lethal defense technology company, provides non-lethal alternative solutions for law enforcement and private security. The company offers handheld personal security devices and shoulder-fired launchers without the need for background check or firearm license; and projectiles including chemical irritant, kinetic, and inert rounds. It offers self-defense aerosol products under the Byran Bad Guy Repellent brand; and accessories and related safety products, which includes carbon dioxide canisters, sighting systems, and holster under the Byran Banshee and Byran Shield brand, as well as Byrna-branded apparel. In addition, the company provides the products to the consumer market through Byrna e-commerce store and Amazon storefront, and network of local, regional and national outdoor and sporting goods stores, either directly or through distributors; and professional security market through Train the Trainer program and de-escalation methods. It operates in the United States, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Canada. The company was formerly known as Security Devices International, Inc. and changed its name to Byrna Technologies Inc. in March 2020. Byrna Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.

About Zenvia

Zenvia Inc. provides customer experience communications platform which empowers businesses to create unique journeys for their end-customers along their life cycle across range of B2C verticals. Zenvia Inc. is based in S?O PAULO.