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GFAI vs. AERT, PHUN, SJ, ONMD, and KPLT

Should you buy Guardforce AI stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Guardforce AI 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 Guardforce AI include Aeries Technology (AERT), Phunware (PHUN), Scienjoy (SJ), OneMedNet (ONMD), and Katapult (KPLT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Aeries Technology?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and Aeries Technology (NASDAQ:AERT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Aeries Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23M0.27-$6.66MN/AN/A
Aeries Technology$70.01M0.60$2.55M$0.4018.35

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Aeries Technology
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Guardforce AI had 1 more articles in the media than Aeries Technology. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardforce AI and 0 mentions for Aeries Technology. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Aeries Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Positive
Aeries Technology Neutral

Aeries Technology has a net margin of 3.64% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. Guardforce AI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aeries Technology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
Aeries Technology 3.64%-87.21%6.25%

2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Aeries Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 63.6% of Aeries Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aeries Technology has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Aeries Technology beats Guardforce AI on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Phunware?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and Phunware (NASDAQ:PHUN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Phunware has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Phunware's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Phunware is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Phunware
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Phunware has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its stock price is 159% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Guardforce AI had 1 more articles in the media than Phunware. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardforce AI and 0 mentions for Phunware. Phunware's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Guardforce AI's score of 0.63 indicating that Phunware is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Positive
Phunware Positive

Guardforce AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Phunware's net margin of -451.68%. Guardforce AI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Phunware's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
Phunware -451.68%-11.19%-10.01%

Guardforce AI has higher revenue and earnings than Phunware.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23M0.27-$6.66MN/AN/A
Phunware$2.55M16.36-$11.40M-$0.55N/A

2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of Phunware shares are held by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Phunware shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Guardforce AI beats Phunware on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Scienjoy?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and Scienjoy (NASDAQ:SJ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Guardforce AI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scienjoy.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23M0.27-$6.66MN/AN/A
Scienjoy$1.22B0.03-$83.95M-$1.95N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Scienjoy
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Scienjoy shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Scienjoy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Guardforce AI had 1 more articles in the media than Scienjoy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardforce AI and 0 mentions for Scienjoy. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Scienjoy's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Positive
Scienjoy Neutral

Guardforce AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Scienjoy's net margin of -46.33%. Guardforce AI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Scienjoy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
Scienjoy -46.33%-63.91%-54.20%

Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its share price is 156% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scienjoy has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Guardforce AI beats Scienjoy on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to OneMedNet?

OneMedNet (NASDAQ:ONMD) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, OneMedNet and OneMedNet both had 1 articles in the media. OneMedNet's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Guardforce AI's score of 0.63 indicating that OneMedNet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
OneMedNet
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Guardforce AI
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

0.9% of OneMedNet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of OneMedNet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
OneMedNet
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Guardforce AI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

OneMedNet has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.56, suggesting that its share price is 156% more volatile than the broader market.

OneMedNet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
OneMedNet$1.32M27.64-$2.80M-$0.05N/A
Guardforce AI$35.23M0.27-$6.66MN/AN/A

Guardforce AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to OneMedNet's net margin of -254.13%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
OneMedNet-254.13% N/A -383.90%
Guardforce AI N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Guardforce AI beats OneMedNet on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Katapult?

Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Katapult has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Katapult$298.84M0.12$1.37M$1.156.62
Guardforce AI$35.23M0.27-$6.66MN/AN/A

26.8% of Katapult shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Katapult 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Katapult currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.41%. Given Katapult's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Katapult is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Katapult
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Guardforce AI
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Guardforce AI had 1 more articles in the media than Katapult. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Guardforce AI and 0 mentions for Katapult. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Katapult's score of 0.00 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Katapult Neutral
Guardforce AI Positive

Katapult has a net margin of 2.48% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. Guardforce AI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Katapult's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Katapult2.48% -16.24% 7.63%
Guardforce AI N/A N/A N/A

Katapult has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.56, meaning that its stock price is 156% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Katapult beats Guardforce AI on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GFAI vs. The Competition

MetricGuardforce AIPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.49M$3.38B$9.68B$12.41B
Dividend YieldN/A1.77%3.53%6.63%
P/E RatioN/A21.3525.1424.72
Price / Sales0.274.504,757.98111.02
Price / Cash4.1130.2227.6858.15
Price / Book0.283.464.606.45
Net Income-$6.66M$106.44M$791.01M$337.01M
7 Day Performance-2.01%5.88%0.75%1.36%
1 Month Performance-30.43%-0.59%-0.09%1.68%
1 Year Performance-67.26%-20.52%18.49%23.97%

Guardforce AI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GFAI
Guardforce AI
0.5243 of 5 stars
$0.39
flat
N/A-67.0%$9.49M$35.23MN/A1,604
AERT
Aeries Technology
1.1877 of 5 stars
$7.04
-2.5%
N/A-24.8%$40.40M$70.01M17.601,692
PHUN
Phunware
1.3415 of 5 stars
$1.89
-2.1%
$2.00
+5.8%
-40.2%$38.65M$2.55MN/A120
SJ
Scienjoy
0.5333 of 5 stars
$0.90
+7.1%
N/A-2.3%$35.59M$177.55MN/A280
ONMD
OneMedNet
1.386 of 5 stars
$0.60
+7.4%
N/A+6.2%$32.66M$1.36MN/A2

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This page (NASDAQ:GFAI) was last updated on 7/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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