Beam Global (BEEM) Competitors

Rekor Systems (NASDAQ:REKR) and Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of REKR or BEEM?

45.7% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Rekor Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is REKR or BEEM more profitable?

Beam Global has a net margin of -19.26% compared to Rekor Systems' net margin of -119.54%. Beam Global's return on equity of -19.09% beat Rekor Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rekor Systems	-119.54%	-119.85%	-52.59%
Beam Global	-19.26%	-19.09%	-12.16%

Do analysts rate REKR or BEEM?

Beam Global has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 496.03%. Given Beam Global's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Rekor Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rekor Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Beam Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has higher valuation & earnings, REKR or BEEM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rekor Systems	$46.03M	2.29	-$45.69M	-$0.71	-1.34
Beam Global	$49.34M	0.47	-$16.06M	-$0.77	-1.96

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REKR or BEEM?

Rekor Systems received 32 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.82% of users gave Rekor Systems an outperform vote while only 54.00% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rekor Systems	Outperform Votes 59 60.82%	Underperform Votes 38 39.18%
Beam Global	Outperform Votes 27 54.00%	Underperform Votes 23 46.00%

Which has more risk and volatility, REKR or BEEM?

Rekor Systems has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beam Global has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor REKR or BEEM?

In the previous week, Rekor Systems and Rekor Systems both had 3 articles in the media. Rekor Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Beam Global's score of 0.63 indicating that Rekor Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rekor Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Beam Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Rekor Systems beats Beam Global on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.