Next Technology (NASDAQ:NXTT) vs. Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) Head-To-Head Analysis

Next Technology (NASDAQ:NXTT) and Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Next Technology and Rekor Systems”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Next Technology	$11.61 million	9.26	$143.16 million	($74.80)	-0.02
Rekor Systems	$48.45 million	1.87	-$31.46 million	($0.23)	-2.87

Next Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rekor Systems. Rekor Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Next Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Next Technology has a beta of 6.06, suggesting that its share price is 506% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rekor Systems has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.7% of Next Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.2% of Next Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Next Technology and Rekor Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
Rekor Systems	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Next Technology and Rekor Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next Technology	N/A	-30.01%	-26.15%
Rekor Systems	-60.48%	-80.28%	-36.87%

Summary

Next Technology beats Rekor Systems on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Next Technology

Next Technology Holding Inc. provides technical services and solutions through its social e-commerce platform primarily in Mainland China. It offers YCloud, a micro-business cloud intelligent internationalization system that conducts multi-channel data analysis through the learning of big data and social recommendation relationships, as well as provides users with AI fission and management systems, and supply chain systems. The company’s YCloud system also provides micro-business owners with various payment methods, such as Alipay, WeChat, and UnionPay. In addition, it offers chatGPT technical services; and technical system support, software development, and services. The company serves individual and corporate users in the micro business industry. It also has operations in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company was formerly known as WeTrade Group, Inc. and changed its name to Next Technology Holding Inc in April 2024. Next Technology Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People Republic of China.

About Rekor Systems

Rekor Systems, Inc., a technology company, provides infrastructure solutions for transportation, public safety, and urban mobility markets in the United States and internationally. The company's platforms include Rekor One, an AI-powered roadway intelligence platform; Rekor Command, a comprehensive cross-agency platform that offers various applications for traffic management centers, freeway service patrol, first responders, and maintenance crews; Rekor Discover, a platform that ingests data from its hardware and automates comprehensive analytics and actionable insights about the movement of objects across the roadway; and Rekor Scout platform, which automates previously manual processes with collaborative solutions that keep all stakeholders apprised of developing situations and accelerate reaction times to incidents and offenders. It also offers Rekor AutoNotice, a cloud-based financial management application that delivers a turnkey information and citation management solution for cities, states, and municipalities for primary and secondary offenses; and Rekor CarCheck, which allows its AI based vehicle and license plate recognition technology to be accessed for a range of commercial applications. In addition, the company offers Rekor Edge Max System, a fixed traffic data collection system that captures and transforms roadway data into holistic traffic insights; Rekor Edge Pro, a vehicle recognition solution that is used on a standalone basis or integrated into a network; and Rekor Edge Flex, a portable data collection system. Further, it provides traffic services, including traditional traffic studies, which delivers data and insights for planning and management of roadway infrastructure and commercial initiatives; innovative AI-driven traffic studies for traffic management; and traffic engineering services. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.