Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) and HUB Cyber Security (Israel) (NASDAQ:HUBC) Head-To-Head Analysis

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO – Get Rating) and HUB Cyber Security (Israel) (NASDAQ:HUBC – Get Rating) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cisco Systems and HUB Cyber Security (Israel), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cisco Systems	1	9	12	0	2.50
HUB Cyber Security (Israel)	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cisco Systems currently has a consensus target price of $56.52, suggesting a potential upside of 15.57%. Given Cisco Systems’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cisco Systems is more favorable than HUB Cyber Security (Israel).

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cisco Systems and HUB Cyber Security (Israel)’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cisco Systems	$51.56 billion	3.89	$11.81 billion	$2.78	17.59
HUB Cyber Security (Israel)	$32.52 million	0.40	-$13.23 million	N/A	N/A

Cisco Systems has higher revenue and earnings than HUB Cyber Security (Israel).

Risk & Volatility

Cisco Systems has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, HUB Cyber Security (Israel) has a beta of -0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 192% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.1% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of HUB Cyber Security (Israel) shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Cisco Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of HUB Cyber Security (Israel) shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cisco Systems and HUB Cyber Security (Israel)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cisco Systems	20.89%	31.66%	13.63%
HUB Cyber Security (Israel)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cisco Systems beats HUB Cyber Security (Israel) on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cisco Systems

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Cisco Systems, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of Internet Protocol-based networking products and services related to the communications and information technology industry. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: the Americas, EMEA, and APJC. Its products include the following categories: Switches, Routers, Wireless, Network Management Interfaces and Modules, Optical Networking, Access Points, Outdoor and Industrial Access Points, Next-Generation Firewalls, Advanced Malware Protection, VPN Security Clients, Email, and Web Security. The company was founded by Sandra Lerner and Leonard Bosack on December 10, 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

About HUB Cyber Security (Israel)

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Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp. is based in New York.