Contrasting Duos Technologies Group (DUOT) & The Competition

Duos Technologies Group (NASDAQ:DUOT) is one of 273 publicly-traded companies in the “IT Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Duos Technologies Group to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Duos Technologies Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duos Technologies Group	158.99%	-11.88%	-9.85%
Duos Technologies Group Competitors	-190.54%	-32.69%	-8.39%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Duos Technologies Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duos Technologies Group	$27.02 million	-$9.84 million	5.45
Duos Technologies Group Competitors	$8.77 billion	$223.00 million	-24.16

Duos Technologies Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Duos Technologies Group. Duos Technologies Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Duos Technologies Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duos Technologies Group	1	2	2	0	2.20
Duos Technologies Group Competitors	2009	5678	9505	343	2.47

Duos Technologies Group presently has a consensus price target of $19.17, indicating a potential upside of 255.33%. As a group, “IT Services” companies have a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Duos Technologies Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Duos Technologies Group is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.6% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Duos Technologies Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of shares of all “IT Services” companies are held 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.

Volatility and Risk

Duos Technologies Group has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duos Technologies Group’s peers have a beta of 2.16, indicating that their average stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Duos Technologies Group peers beat Duos Technologies Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Duos Technologies Group

Duos Technologies Group develops technology systems that use machine vision, artificial intelligence and data analytics to automate inspection and monitoring. Its transportation products include railcar inspection portals, which capture and analyze images of freight cars as trains pass through inspection points, helping operators identify defects and other conditions. The company also provides security and surveillance systems, data-management software and related integration and support services for transportation and other industrial settings.