Reviewing AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) and ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR)

ParkerVision (OTCMKTS:PRKR) and AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares ParkerVision and AudioCodes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ParkerVision	N/A	N/A	-88.12%
AudioCodes	2.83%	6.79%	3.45%

Volatility and Risk

ParkerVision has a beta of 2.42, indicating that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AudioCodes has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of ParkerVision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of AudioCodes shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of ParkerVision shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ParkerVision and AudioCodes”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ParkerVision	$25.00 million	0.62	-$7.43 million	($0.03)	-3.46
AudioCodes	$245.60 million	0.98	$8.95 million	$0.26	38.46

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for ParkerVision and AudioCodes, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ParkerVision	0	0	0	0	0.00
AudioCodes	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

AudioCodes beats ParkerVision on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ParkerVision

ParkerVision, Inc. designs and develops radio frequency technologies and integrated circuits for use in wireless communication products. ParkerVision, Inc. was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

About AudioCodes

AudioCodes Ltd. provides advanced communications software, products, and productivity solutions for the digital workplace worldwide. The company offers solutions, products, and services for unified communications, contact centers, hosted business services, Voice.AI, and service provider businesses. Its products include session border controllers, life cycle management solutions, VoIP network routing solutions, media gateways and servers, multi-service business routers, IP phones solutions, and value-added applications, as well as professional services. The company also offers One Voice Operations Center, a voice network management solution; Device Manager for administering business phones and meeting room solutions; AudioCodes Routing Manager for handling call routing in VoIP networks; and User Management Pack 365 simplifies user lifecycle and identity management across Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business deployments. In addition, it provides AudioCodes Live for Microsoft Teams, a portfolio of managed services for simplifying Teams adoption; appliances for Microsoft Skype/Teams for Business, such as survivable branch appliances, CCE, and CloudBond 365; and a range of value-added voice applications comprising SmartTAP, Voca, VoiceAI Connect, and Meeting Insights. Further, the company offers managed services; and AudioCodes Live Platform is a SaaS solution that enables service providers to offer their business customers a seamless migration to uCaaS solutions, such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom Phone. It primarily markets and sells its products through a direct sales force and sales representatives to original equipment manufacturers, network equipment providers, and systems integrators, enterprises, carriers, and distributors in the telecommunications and networking industries. AudioCodes Ltd. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Lod, Israel.