DEFSEC Technologies (DFSC) Competitors

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DFSC vs. ELWS, SMSI, UPLD, AUID, and MNDO

Should you buy DEFSEC Technologies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares DEFSEC Technologies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with DEFSEC Technologies include Earlyworks (ELWS), Smith Micro Software (SMSI), Upland Software (UPLD), authID (AUID), and MIND C.T.I. (MNDO). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Earlyworks?

Earlyworks (NASDAQ:ELWS) and DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Earlyworks' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DEFSEC Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Earlyworks	Neutral
DEFSEC Technologies	Neutral

Earlyworks has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DEFSEC Technologies has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the broader market.

0.5% of Earlyworks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earlyworks has higher revenue and earnings than DEFSEC Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Earlyworks	$440.36M	0.05	-$1.80M	N/A	N/A
DEFSEC Technologies	$3.53M	1.77	-$6.88M	-$6.37	N/A

Earlyworks has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DEFSEC Technologies' net margin of -141.81%. Earlyworks' return on equity of 0.00% beat DEFSEC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Earlyworks	N/A	N/A	N/A
DEFSEC Technologies	-141.81%	-143.21%	-80.23%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Earlyworks	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
DEFSEC Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

Earlyworks beats DEFSEC Technologies on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Smith Micro Software?

DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

DEFSEC Technologies has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Smith Micro Software has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 212.30%. Given Smith Micro Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith Micro Software is more favorable than DEFSEC Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEFSEC Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Smith Micro Software	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by institutional investors. 34.7% of Smith Micro Software shares are held 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.

DEFSEC Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smith Micro Software. DEFSEC Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith Micro Software, 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
DEFSEC Technologies	$3.53M	1.77	-$6.88M	-$6.37	N/A
Smith Micro Software	$17.36M	1.18	-$29.33M	-$1.38	N/A

DEFSEC Technologies has a net margin of -141.81% compared to Smith Micro Software's net margin of -165.35%. Smith Micro Software's return on equity of -55.78% beat DEFSEC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEFSEC Technologies	-141.81%	-143.21%	-80.23%
Smith Micro Software	-165.35%	-55.78%	-41.02%

In the previous week, Smith Micro Software's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat DEFSEC Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Smith Micro Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DEFSEC Technologies	Neutral
Smith Micro Software	Positive

Summary

Smith Micro Software beats DEFSEC Technologies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Upland Software?

DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) and Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, DEFSEC Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Upland Software'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DEFSEC Technologies	Neutral
Upland Software	Neutral

21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Upland Software has a net margin of -7.08% compared to DEFSEC Technologies' net margin of -141.81%. Upland Software's return on equity of -51.46% beat DEFSEC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEFSEC Technologies	-141.81%	-143.21%	-80.23%
Upland Software	-7.08%	-51.46%	5.88%

Upland Software has a consensus price target of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 420.39%. Given Upland Software's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upland Software is more favorable than DEFSEC Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEFSEC Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Upland Software	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

DEFSEC Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upland Software. Upland Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DEFSEC Technologies, 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
DEFSEC Technologies	$3.53M	1.77	-$6.88M	-$6.37	N/A
Upland Software	$216.88M	0.10	-$38.90M	-$0.70	N/A

DEFSEC Technologies has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its stock price is 147% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Upland Software has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Upland Software beats DEFSEC Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to authID?

DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) and authID (NASDAQ:AUID) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

DEFSEC Technologies has a beta of 2.47, indicating that its share price is 147% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, authID has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the broader market.

DEFSEC Technologies has a net margin of -141.81% compared to authID's net margin of -616.91%. DEFSEC Technologies' return on equity of -143.21% beat authID's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DEFSEC Technologies	-141.81%	-143.21%	-80.23%
authID	-616.91%	-202.14%	-168.10%

21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of authID shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of authID shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, authID had 2 more articles in the media than DEFSEC Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for authID and 0 mentions for DEFSEC Technologies. DEFSEC Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled authID'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DEFSEC Technologies	Neutral
authID	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DEFSEC Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
authID	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

DEFSEC Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than authID. authID is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DEFSEC Technologies, 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
DEFSEC Technologies	$3.53M	1.77	-$6.88M	-$6.37	N/A
authID	$2.04M	9.25	-$17.93M	-$1.27	N/A

Summary

DEFSEC Technologies beats authID on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to MIND C.T.I.?

MIND C.T.I. (NASDAQ:MNDO) and DEFSEC Technologies (NASDAQ:DFSC) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MIND C.T.I.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
DEFSEC Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

MIND C.T.I. has a net margin of 15.26% compared to DEFSEC Technologies' net margin of -141.81%. MIND C.T.I.'s return on equity of 13.20% beat DEFSEC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MIND C.T.I.	15.26%	13.20%	10.00%
DEFSEC Technologies	-141.81%	-143.21%	-80.23%

MIND C.T.I. has higher revenue and earnings than DEFSEC Technologies. DEFSEC Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MIND C.T.I., 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
MIND C.T.I.	$19.46M	0.96	$2.60M	$0.14	6.57
DEFSEC Technologies	$3.53M	1.77	-$6.88M	-$6.37	N/A

MIND C.T.I. has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DEFSEC Technologies has a beta of 2.47, meaning that its share price is 147% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, MIND C.T.I.'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DEFSEC Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MIND C.T.I.	Neutral
DEFSEC Technologies	Neutral

24.3% of MIND C.T.I. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of DEFSEC Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MIND C.T.I. beats DEFSEC Technologies on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DFSC vs. The Competition

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Metric	DEFSEC Technologies	Aerospace & Defense Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$6.24M	$17.75B	$9.42B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.61%	3.55%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-0.69	45.91	25.54	25.66
Price / Sales	1.77	85.37	5,142.73	86.31
Price / Cash	N/A	20.27	27.59	56.67
Price / Book	1.67	7.31	5.06	7.14
Net Income	-$6.88M	$256.04M	$792.97M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	15.92%	5.88%	1.92%	4.11%
1 Month Performance	92.51%	9.78%	2.26%	2.52%
1 Year Performance	N/A	74.13%	32.30%	35.04%

DEFSEC Technologies Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DFSC DEFSEC Technologies	0.0844 of 5 stars	$4.37 flat	N/A	N/A	$6.24M	$3.53M	N/A	20	Gap Down
ELWS Earlyworks	N/A	$7.08 -2.7%	N/A	+261.7%	$21.60M	$440.36M	N/A	15
SMSI Smith Micro Software	2.9514 of 5 stars	$0.84 +0.5%	$2.50 +196.9%	+1.3%	$21.47M	$17.36M	N/A	370
UPLD Upland Software	2.3218 of 5 stars	$0.73 -7.3%	$3.67 +403.0%	-68.5%	$21.37M	$216.88M	N/A	1,010	Gap Up
AUID authID	0.4668 of 5 stars	$1.20 -8.4%	N/A	-77.2%	$19.39M	$2.04M	N/A	60	Gap Down

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DEFSEC Technologies (DFSC) Competitors

DFSC vs. ELWS, SMSI, UPLD, AUID, and MNDO

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How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Upland Software?

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How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to authID?

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DEFSEC Technologies (DFSC) Competitors

DFSC vs. ELWS, SMSI, UPLD, AUID, and MNDO

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Earlyworks?

Does the media prefer ELWS or DFSC?

Which has more risk and volatility, ELWS or DFSC?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ELWS or DFSC?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ELWS or DFSC?

Is ELWS or DFSC more profitable?

Do analysts rate ELWS or DFSC?

Summary

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Smith Micro Software?

Which has more volatility & risk, DFSC or SMSI?

Do analysts prefer DFSC or SMSI?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DFSC or SMSI?

Which has better earnings & valuation, DFSC or SMSI?

Is DFSC or SMSI more profitable?

Does the media favor DFSC or SMSI?

Summary

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to Upland Software?

Does the media favor DFSC or UPLD?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DFSC or UPLD?

Is DFSC or UPLD more profitable?

Do analysts prefer DFSC or UPLD?

Which has better valuation and earnings, DFSC or UPLD?

Which has more risk and volatility, DFSC or UPLD?

Summary

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to authID?

Which has more volatility & risk, DFSC or AUID?

Is DFSC or AUID more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DFSC or AUID?

Does the media favor DFSC or AUID?

Do analysts recommend DFSC or AUID?

Which has better earnings and valuation, DFSC or AUID?

Summary

How does DEFSEC Technologies compare to MIND C.T.I.?

Do analysts recommend MNDO or DFSC?

Is MNDO or DFSC more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MNDO or DFSC?

Which has more risk and volatility, MNDO or DFSC?

Does the media refer more to MNDO or DFSC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MNDO or DFSC?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

DFSC vs. The Competition

DEFSEC Technologies Competitors List

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