Reviewing Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY)

Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and WISeKey International (NASDAQ:WKEY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Assa Abloy and WISeKey International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assa Abloy	10.51%	15.93%	7.58%
WISeKey International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of WISeKey International shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of WISeKey International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Assa Abloy and WISeKey International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assa Abloy	$15.58 billion	2.60	$1.50 billion	$0.76	23.91
WISeKey International	$19.29 million	3.22	-$6.07 million	N/A	N/A

Assa Abloy has higher revenue and earnings than WISeKey International.

Risk and Volatility

Assa Abloy has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WISeKey International has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Assa Abloy and WISeKey International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assa Abloy	0	3	4	1	2.75
WISeKey International	1	0	2	0	2.33

WISeKey International has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.16%. Given WISeKey International’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WISeKey International is more favorable than Assa Abloy.

Summary

Assa Abloy beats WISeKey International on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Assa Abloy

ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) provides door opening and access products, solutions, and services for the institutional, commercial, and residential markets in Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, North and South America, Asia, and Oceania. The company provides digital access solutions, such as electronic access control ecosystem, wireless solutions, electronic key solutions, standalone access solutions, and wired solutions; swing, revolving, and sliding doors; mechanical products, including hinges, lever handles, mortise lockcases, euro profile cylinders, panic exit devices, door closers, floor spring, and general hardware; and doors. It offers Openings Studio, a building information modeling software ecosystem is collaboration tool for designing, documenting, and managing openings. The company provides its products primarily under the ASSA ABLOY, Yale, and HID brands. It sells its products through distributors and wholesalers. The company serves aviation, education, distribution and logistics, entertainment and public facility, finance and banking, government and military, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, office and enterprise, homes and residence, retail, shipyards, and transportation industries. ASSA ABLOY AB (publ) was incorporated in 1954 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

About WISeKey International

WISeKey International Holding AG, a cybersecurity company, provides integrated security solutions in Switzerland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments, IoT and Managed Public Key Infrastructure (mPKI). It offers microcontrollers that provides identity to various connected devices; and mPKI, which include digital identity, certificate management and signing solutions, and trust services, as well as offers digital certificates; software as a service, including cloud-based certificate life-cycle-management and signing and authentication solutions; software licenses; post-contract customer support for cybersecurity applications; and infrastructure hosting and monitoring services. The company also develops, markets, hosts, and supports a range of solutions that enable secure digital identification of people, content, and objects by generating digital identities through its products and services in cybersecurity services, IoT, digital brand management, and mobile security, which enable clients to monetize their existing user bases, as well as expand its eco-system. In addition, it engages in financing, sales, and distribution activities; and sells semiconductors secure chips. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.