A2Z Smart Technologies (AZ) vs. Its Rivals Financial Survey

A2Z Smart Technologies (NASDAQ:AZ – Get Rating) is one of 21 public companies in the “General industrial machinery,” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare A2Z Smart Technologies to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares A2Z Smart Technologies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
A2Z Smart Technologies	$6.01 million	-$40.29 million	-1.87
A2Z Smart Technologies Competitors	$621.15 million	$15.02 million	6.19

A2Z Smart Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than A2Z Smart Technologies. A2Z Smart Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares A2Z Smart Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A2Z Smart Technologies	-287.06%	-201.05%	-128.26%
A2Z Smart Technologies Competitors	-203.41%	-54.42%	-30.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for A2Z Smart Technologies and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A2Z Smart Technologies	0	0	0	0	N/A
A2Z Smart Technologies Competitors	57	153	267	5	2.46

As a group, “General industrial machinery,” companies have a potential upside of 28.69%. Given A2Z Smart Technologies’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe A2Z Smart Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.5% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

A2Z Smart Technologies has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A2Z Smart Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 1.25, meaning that their average share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

A2Z Smart Technologies rivals beat A2Z Smart Technologies on 8 of the 10 factors compared.

A2Z Smart Technologies Company Profile

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A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. provides services in the field of advanced engineering capabilities to the military/security markets and governmental agencies in Israel. The company produces unmanned remote-controlled vehicles and energy power packs; products for the civilian and retail markets; and fuel tank intelligent containment system, a capsule that can be placed in a fuel tank to prevent gas tank explosions. It also offers retail automation solutions for large grocery stores and supermarkets, as well as offers maintenance and calibration services to external and in-house complex electronic systems and products. A2Z Smart Technologies is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.