Head to Head Survey: Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN)

Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) and Satellogic (NASDAQ:SATL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.67, indicating that its share price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Satellogic has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Satellogic shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.8% of Satellogic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Palladyne AI and Satellogic”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Palladyne AI	$5.25 million	52.77	$10.04 million	($0.68)	-8.26
Satellogic	$31.91 million	21.85	-$4.78 million	($0.82)	-5.53

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Palladyne AI and Satellogic, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Palladyne AI	1	2	3	0	2.33
Satellogic	1	1	5	1	2.75

Palladyne AI presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.90%. Satellogic has a consensus target price of $8.90, suggesting a potential upside of 96.25%. Given Satellogic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Satellogic is more favorable than Palladyne AI.

Profitability

This table compares Palladyne AI and Satellogic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Palladyne AI	-254.75%	-53.29%	-40.05%
Satellogic	-325.65%	303.84%	6.01%

Summary

Satellogic beats Palladyne AI on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Palladyne AI

Palladyne AI Corp., a software company, focuses on delivering software that enhances the utility and functionality of third-party stationary and mobile robotic systems in the United States. Its Artificial Intelligence (AI)/ Machine Learning (ML) software platform enables robots to observe, learn, reason, and act in structured and unstructured environments. The company's software platform enables robotic systems to perceive their environment and quickly adapt to changing circumstances by generalizing from their experience using dynamic real-time operations without extensive programming and with minimal robot training. It serves customers from various industries, such as industrial manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, defense, infrastructure maintenance and repair, energy, aerospace and aviation, and others. The company was formerly known as Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation and changed its name to Palladyne AI Corp. in March 2024. Palladyne AI Corp. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

About Satellogic

Satellogic Inc. operates as an integrated geospatial company in the Asia Pacific, North America, and internationally. It engages in tasking satellites with monitoring assets and keeping up with their changing reality for government and commercial customers; control satellites on top of specific areas of interest for governments; and sale and support satellites. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.