Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) versus Voyager Technologies (NYSE:VOYG) Critical Analysis

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Voyager Technologies and Palladyne AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Voyager Technologies	2	1	7	2	2.75
Palladyne AI	1	2	3	0	2.33

Voyager Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $41.90, suggesting a potential upside of 55.55%. Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 239.81%. Given Palladyne AI’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than Voyager Technologies.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Voyager Technologies	$166.42 million	9.12	-$104.81 million	($2.97)	-9.07
Palladyne AI	$5.25 million	29.04	$10.04 million	($0.68)	-4.54

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Voyager Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Voyager Technologies	-78.96%	-42.47%	-14.35%
Palladyne AI	-196.74%	-60.34%	-46.06%

Volatility and Risk

Voyager Technologies has a beta of 4.49, meaning that its share price is 349% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.87, meaning that its share price is 287% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Voyager Technologies beats Palladyne AI on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Voyager Technologies

Voyager Technologies is a space and defense technology company that develops and provides products and services for government and commercial customers. Its work spans national security, space infrastructure and exploration, including technologies and mission support for activities in orbit. Through its space business, Voyager provides services such as payload integration and deployment, research support and access to the International Space Station. Its Nanoracks business has supported commercial use of the station, including through the Bishop Airlock.

About Palladyne AI

Palladyne AI Corp. develops artificial intelligence software designed to help robots and other machines operate more autonomously in complex, changing environments. Its technology is intended to enable systems to perceive their surroundings, learn tasks and adapt their actions, including in settings where tasks may be difficult to pre-program. The company offers the Palladyne™ IQ software platform, which is designed to work with robotic hardware and support applications across industrial and other sectors.