Guardforce AI (GFAI) Competitors $1.32 +0.11 (+8.61%) As of 11:52 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. DLHC, MHH, BGSF, HGBL, TETE, NOTV, INUV, VERI, PHUN, and BTOCShould you be buying Guardforce AI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardforce AI include DLH (DLHC), Mastech Digital (MHH), BGSF (BGSF), Heritage Global (HGBL), Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition (TETE), Inotiv (NOTV), Inuvo (INUV), Veritone (VERI), Phunware (PHUN), and Armlogi (BTOC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Guardforce AI vs. Its Competitors DLH Mastech Digital BGSF Heritage Global Technology & Telecommunication Acquisition Inotiv Inuvo Veritone Phunware Armlogi Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAI) and DLH (NASDAQ:DLHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, GFAI or DLHC? Guardforce AI has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLH has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GFAI or DLHC? In the previous week, Guardforce AI had 1 more articles in the media than DLH. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Guardforce AI and 2 mentions for DLH. DLH's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Guardforce AI's score of 0.63 indicating that DLH is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Guardforce AI 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DLH 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer GFAI or DLHC? Guardforce AI presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 239.62%. Given Guardforce AI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Guardforce AI is more favorable than DLH.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Guardforce AI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50DLH 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GFAI or DLHC? DLH has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGuardforce AI$36.35M0.65-$5.86MN/AN/ADLH$395.94M0.21$7.40M$0.3815.30 Is GFAI or DLHC more profitable? DLH has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. DLH's return on equity of 4.90% beat Guardforce AI's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A DLH 1.44%4.90%1.71% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GFAI or DLHC? 2.0% of Guardforce AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of DLH shares are held by institutional investors. 76.7% of Guardforce AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of DLH shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGuardforce AI beats DLH on 8 of the 15 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$23.60M$2.03B$7.61B$9.37BDividend YieldN/A1.87%4.55%4.09%P/E RatioN/A39.0925.2219.85Price / Sales0.654.01104.31106.84Price / Cash7.9561.7127.4657.53Price / Book0.749.144.405.73Net Income-$5.86M$110.42M$797.00M$257.62M7 Day Performance11.34%1.16%0.19%0.73%1 Month Performance19.36%3.78%5.81%10.90%1 Year Performance-44.33%199.06%27.78%16.37% Guardforce AI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFAIGuardforce AI3.4741 of 5 stars$1.33+8.6%$4.50+239.6%-51.8%$23.60M$36.35M0.001,547News CoverageDLHCDLH3.235 of 5 stars$5.64-4.2%N/A-52.3%$84.74M$395.94M14.842,800MHHMastech Digital2.9175 of 5 stars$6.69-4.6%N/A-6.2%$82.47M$200.44M23.071,160Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBGSFBGSF4.013 of 5 stars$7.56+3.0%$9.00+19.0%-22.3%$81.54M$272.50M-24.39400High Trading VolumeHGBLHeritage Global2.7467 of 5 stars$2.23-1.3%$4.00+79.4%-17.1%$80.12M$45.36M18.5860TETETechnology & Telecommunication AcquisitionN/A$12.41+2.4%N/A+3.2%$74.18MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeNOTVInotiv2.9054 of 5 stars$2.05-1.9%$5.00+143.9%-17.9%$71.80M$490.74M-0.642,100Negative NewsGap DownINUVInuvo2.2944 of 5 stars$4.92-0.6%$15.00+204.9%+68.9%$70.97M$93.48M-82.0080VERIVeritone3.87 of 5 stars$1.52+2.0%$4.50+196.1%-40.5%$70.85M$92.64M-1.73550Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumePHUNPhunware1.8931 of 5 stars$3.26-5.2%$6.67+104.5%-34.9%$69.39M$3.19M-4.02120BTOCArmlogi0.9238 of 5 stars$1.52-1.3%N/A-68.7%$64.85M$166.98M-6.61N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DLHC Alternatives MHH Alternatives BGSF Alternatives HGBL Alternatives TETE Alternatives NOTV Alternatives INUV Alternatives VERI Alternatives PHUN Alternatives BTOC 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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