Analyzing Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) and Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III)

Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) and Nukkleus (NASDAQ:NUKK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Information Services Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nukkleus has a beta of -0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.1% of Information Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Nukkleus shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of Information Services Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 69.8% of Nukkleus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Information Services Group and Nukkleus’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Information Services Group	$291.05 million	0.67	$6.15 million	$0.12	33.67
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-$970,000.00	N/A	N/A

Information Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nukkleus.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Information Services Group and Nukkleus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Information Services Group	0	0	2	0	3.00
Nukkleus	0	0	0	0	N/A

Information Services Group currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.51%. Given Information Services Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Nukkleus.

Profitability

This table compares Information Services Group and Nukkleus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Information Services Group	2.12%	12.89%	5.50%
Nukkleus	N/A	N/A	-4.47%

Summary

Information Services Group beats Nukkleus on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Information Services Group

Information Services Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology research and advisory company in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers digital transformation services, including automation, cloud, and data analytics; sourcing advisory; managed governance and risk; network carrier; technology strategy and operations design; change management; and market intelligence and technology research and analysis services. It supports private and public sector organizations to transform and optimize their operational environments. The company also provides ISG Digital, a client solution platform that helps clients developing technology, transformation, sourcing, and digital solutions; and ISG Enterprise, a client solution platform that helps clients manage change and optimize operations in areas comprising finance, human resource, and Procure2Pay. In addition, it offers ISG GovernX to automate the management of third-party supplier relationships that comprise contract and project lifecycles, and risk management; ISG Generative AI; ISG Network Select to streamline and simplify how enterprises build their network solutions; HR technology and transformations; providers-as-a-business services; ISG Digital Engineering; ISG Research; and training-as-a-service. The company serves private sector clients operating in the manufacturing, banking and financial services, insurance, health sciences, energy and utilities, and consumer services industries; and public sector clients, including state and local governments, airport and transit authorities, and national and provincial government units. Information Services Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

About Nukkleus

Nukkleus Inc., a financial technology company, focuses on providing software and technology solutions for retail foreign exchange trading industry worldwide. The company primarily offers software, technology, customer sales and marketing, and risk management technology hardware and software solutions. It also offers payment services from one fiat currency to another or to digital assets. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. Nukkleus Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Global Elite Holdings Ltd.