Duke Robotics (NASDAQ:DUKR – Get Free Report) and ZenaTech (NASDAQ:ZENA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Duke Robotics and ZenaTech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Duke Robotics | N/A | -146.36% | -86.13% |
| ZenaTech | -306.35% | -3,081.41% | -76.55% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Duke Robotics and ZenaTech”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Duke Robotics | $383,000.00 | 27.37 | -$1.24 million | ($0.67) | -4.57 |
| ZenaTech | $27.27 million | 4.46 | -$32.36 million | ($1.48) | -0.41 |
Duke Robotics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ZenaTech. Duke Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZenaTech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Duke Robotics has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZenaTech has a beta of 7.52, suggesting that its share price is 652% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Duke Robotics and ZenaTech, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Duke Robotics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| ZenaTech | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Duke Robotics presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 292.16%. ZenaTech has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 645.03%. Given ZenaTech’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ZenaTech is more favorable than Duke Robotics.
Summary
ZenaTech beats Duke Robotics on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Duke Robotics
Duke Robotics Corp (Nasdaq: DUKR) is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida–based company that develops advanced stabilization and autonomous robotic drone systems for both civilian and defense markets. On the civilian side, its Insulator Cleaning Drone (IC Drone) is a drone-enabled system for cleaning and monitoring high-voltage electric utility insulators, and its AEROTRACE platform uses AI-powered aerial monitoring to help infrastructure operators assess assets and prioritize maintenance. In defense, the company holds the intellectual property behind the Bird of Prey, a fully stabilized remote weapon system designed for non-line-of-sight and stand-off engagements, which is marketed by Elbit Systems Land Ltd. under the brand name Bird of Prey (formerly known as TIKAD).
About ZenaTech
ZenaTech, Inc., an enterprise software technology company, develops cloud-based software applications in Canada. It provides cryptocurrency wallets and cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the agriculture industry; cloud-based enterprise software solutions for the medical records industry; safety and compliance management software and mobile solutions; field management software and mobile solutions; integrated cloud-based enterprise software and hardware drone technology solutions for various industries; and browser-based enterprise software applications for public safety. ZenaTech, Inc. was formerly known as ZenaDrone, Inc. and changed its name to ZenaTech, Inc. on October 5, 2020. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
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