Head-To-Head Review: SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT)

SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SoundThinking and Senstar Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SoundThinking	$104.13 million	0.93	-$9.42 million	($1.16)	-6.47
Senstar Technologies	$36.37 million	1.78	$3.22 million	$0.05	55.40

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

Profitability

This table compares SoundThinking and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SoundThinking	-14.95%	-20.76%	-11.26%
Senstar Technologies	3.79%	3.22%	2.55%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of SoundThinking shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

SoundThinking has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for SoundThinking and Senstar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SoundThinking	2	2	3	0	2.14
Senstar Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00

SoundThinking presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 86.42%. Given SoundThinking’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SoundThinking is more favorable than Senstar Technologies.

Summary

Senstar Technologies beats SoundThinking on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SoundThinking

SoundThinking, Inc., a public safety technology company that provides transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its SafetySmart Platform, an integrated suite of data-driven tools that enable law enforcement and community violence prevention and health organizations to be efficient in public safety outcomes. It offers ShotSpotter, an acoustic gunshot detection system; CrimeTracer, a law enforcement search engine; CaseBuilder, an investigation management system; and ResourceRouter, a software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact. The company sells its solutions through its direct sales teams. The company was formerly known as ShotSpotter, Inc. and changed its name to SoundThinking, Inc. in April 2023. SoundThinking, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

About Senstar Technologies

Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.