Reviewing Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP)

Assa Abloy (OTCMKTS:ASAZY) and Wrap Technologies (NASDAQ:WRAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Assa Abloy and Wrap Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Assa Abloy	$14.20 billion	N/A	$1.48 billion	$0.68	26.69
Wrap Technologies	$4.50 million	25.52	-$5.88 million	($0.20)	-11.30

Assa Abloy has higher revenue and earnings than Wrap Technologies. Wrap Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Assa Abloy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Assa Abloy and Wrap Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Assa Abloy	9.48%	14.16%	6.65%
Wrap Technologies	-285.43%	-175.85%	-54.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Assa Abloy and Wrap Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Assa Abloy	0	3	0	0	2.00
Wrap Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk and Volatility

Assa Abloy has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wrap Technologies has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.8% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Wrap Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Assa Abloy beats Wrap Technologies on 8 of the 11 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 Wrap Technologies

Wrap Technologies, Inc., a public safety technology and services company, develops policing solutions to law enforcement and security personnel. The company's flagship product is BolaWrap 150, a handheld remote restraint device that discharges a seven and a half-foot Kevlar tether, entangling an individual from a range of 10-25 feet. It also offers virtual reality training system, a law enforcement 3D training system employing immersive computer graphics VR with proprietary software-enabled content. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.