Guardforce AI (GFAI) Competitors $1.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09:53 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GFAI vs. HGBL, INUV, MNY, BGSF, BTOC, NOTV, IZEA, FORA, PMEC, and PHUNShould you be buying Guardforce AI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardforce AI include Heritage Global (HGBL), Inuvo (INUV), MoneyHero (MNY), BGSF (BGSF), Armlogi (BTOC), Inotiv (NOTV), IZEA WORLDWIDE (IZEA), Forian (FORA), Primech (PMEC), and Phunware (PHUN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Guardforce AI vs. Its Competitors Heritage Global Inuvo MoneyHero BGSF Armlogi Inotiv IZEA WORLDWIDE Forian Primech Phunware Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do analysts rate HGBL or GFAI? Heritage Global presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Guardforce AI has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 281.36%. Given Guardforce AI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Guardforce AI is more favorable than Heritage Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heritage Global 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Guardforce AI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HGBL or GFAI? Heritage Global has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeritage Global$45.36M1.47$5.18M$0.1019.20Guardforce AI$36.35M0.58-$5.86MN/AN/A Which has more risk and volatility, HGBL or GFAI? Heritage Global has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its stock price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HGBL or GFAI more profitable? Heritage Global has a net margin of 7.33% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. Heritage Global's return on equity of 5.47% beat Guardforce AI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heritage Global7.33% 5.47% 4.17% Guardforce AI N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor HGBL or GFAI? In the previous week, Heritage Global had 3 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Heritage Global and 2 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Heritage Global's score of 0.54 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heritage Global 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardforce AI 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HGBL or GFAI? 33.5% of Heritage Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. 14.0% of Heritage Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHeritage Global beats Guardforce AI on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Guardforce AI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GFAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GFAI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GFAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuardforce AIPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$21.55M$2.20B$7.71B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A1.76%4.55%4.07%P/E RatioN/A19.8325.9225.74Price / Sales0.583.89100.20115.79Price / Cash7.9572.1428.5959.48Price / Book0.669.594.366.15Net Income-$5.86M$110.39M$797.05M$265.06M7 Day Performance0.85%1.80%0.92%2.60%1 Month Performance-2.48%0.90%2.07%2.83%1 Year Performance-12.59%183.62%32.75%25.58% Guardforce AI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFAIGuardforce AI3.5198 of 5 stars$1.18flat$4.50+281.4%-19.7%$21.28M$36.35M0.001,547News CoveragePositive NewsHGBLHeritage Global3.0588 of 5 stars$2.14-1.4%$4.00+86.9%+1.1%$76.93M$45.36M17.8360Positive NewsShort Interest ↑INUVInuvo2.633 of 5 stars$5.05+3.9%$15.00+197.0%+43.6%$72.85M$93.48M-84.1780Short Interest ↓MNYMoneyHero2.1284 of 5 stars$1.89+13.2%$4.00+111.6%+69.5%$69.99M$79.51M-2.36359Short Interest ↓BGSFBGSF4.5167 of 5 stars$6.17+2.5%$9.00+45.9%-26.9%$67.18M$272.50M-19.90400Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionBTOCArmlogi1.0703 of 5 stars$1.57-0.7%N/A-68.8%$66.54M$166.98M-6.82N/AGap UpNOTVInotiv3.5079 of 5 stars$2.10+9.4%$5.00+138.1%+20.3%$65.96M$490.74M-0.662,075IZEAIZEA WORLDWIDE0.6524 of 5 stars$3.97+7.0%N/A+90.4%$62.80M$35.88M-4.27130Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑FORAForian2.1711 of 5 stars$1.92flat$5.00+160.4%-21.9%$59.91M$22.33M-21.33140News CoveragePMECPrimech0.6829 of 5 stars$1.38-6.8%N/A+115.5%$56.86M$74.35M0.002,744Gap DownPHUNPhunware2.4687 of 5 stars$2.73+1.9%$6.67+144.2%-18.9%$54.06M$3.19M-3.37120News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HGBL Alternatives INUV Alternatives MNY Alternatives BGSF Alternatives BTOC Alternatives NOTV Alternatives IZEA Alternatives FORA Alternatives PMEC Alternatives PHUN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GFAI) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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