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GFAIW vs. BCO, GEO, CXW, KSCP, and OBAI

Should you buy Guardforce AI stock or one of its competitors? Guardforce AI's main competitors and comparable companies include Brink's (BCO), Geo Group (GEO), CoreCivic (CXW), Knightscope (KSCP), and TG-17 (OBAI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "security & alarm services" industry.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Brink's?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIW) and Brink's (NYSE:BCO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Brink's has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Brink's$5.26B0.90$199.70M$4.3226.48

In the previous week, Brink's had 2 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brink's and 1 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Brink's' score of 1.00 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Very Positive
Brink's Positive

95.0% of Brink's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brink's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Brink's has a net margin of 3.30% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. Brink's' return on equity of 87.18% beat Guardforce AI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
Brink's 3.30%87.18%4.95%

Brink's has a consensus target price of $154.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.62%. Given Brink's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brink's is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Brink's
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Brink's beats Guardforce AI on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to Geo Group?

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) and Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Geo Group presently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.74%. Given Geo Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Geo Group is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Geo Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Guardforce AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Geo Group had 20 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Geo Group and 1 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Geo Group's score of 0.76 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Geo Group Positive
Guardforce AI Very Positive

76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Geo Group shares are held 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.

Geo Group has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. Geo Group's return on equity of 10.42% beat Guardforce AI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Geo Group10.31% 10.42% 4.14%
Guardforce AI N/A N/A N/A

Geo Group has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Geo Group$2.83B1.45$254.37M$2.1214.66
Guardforce AI$35.23MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Geo Group beats Guardforce AI on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Guardforce AI compare to CoreCivic?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIW) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, CoreCivic had 46 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for CoreCivic and 1 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.56 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Very Positive
CoreCivic Positive

CoreCivic has a net margin of 5.15% compared to Guardforce AI's net margin of 0.00%. CoreCivic's return on equity of 9.22% beat Guardforce AI's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
CoreCivic 5.15%9.22%3.99%

CoreCivic has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Given CoreCivic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
CoreCivic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

CoreCivic has higher revenue and earnings than Guardforce AI.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23MN/AN/AN/AN/A
CoreCivic$2.21B1.46$116.50M$1.2526.17

Summary

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

How does Guardforce AI compare to Knightscope?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIW) and Knightscope (NASDAQ:KSCP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Guardforce AI has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Knightscope's net margin of -217.29%. Guardforce AI's return on equity of 0.00% beat Knightscope's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
Knightscope -217.29%-152.20%-90.99%

In the previous week, Knightscope had 5 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Knightscope and 1 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Knightscope's score of -0.16 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Very Positive
Knightscope Neutral

Guardforce AI has higher revenue and earnings than Knightscope.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Knightscope$11.34M2.66-$33.81M-$3.54N/A

Knightscope has a consensus price target of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 733.33%. Given Knightscope's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Knightscope is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Knightscope
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

14.6% of Knightscope shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Knightscope shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

How does Guardforce AI compare to TG-17?

Guardforce AI (NASDAQ:GFAIW) and TG-17 (NASDAQ:OBAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

TG-17 has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 414.40%. Given TG-17's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TG-17 is more favorable than Guardforce AI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Guardforce AI
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
TG-17
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, TG-17 had 3 more articles in the media than Guardforce AI. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TG-17 and 1 mentions for Guardforce AI. Guardforce AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat TG-17's score of 0.56 indicating that Guardforce AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Guardforce AI Very Positive
TG-17 Positive

Guardforce AI has higher revenue and earnings than TG-17.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Guardforce AI$35.23MN/AN/AN/AN/A
TG-17$9.97M1.17-$10.55M-$0.41N/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Guardforce AIN/A N/A N/A
TG-17 N/A N/A N/A

Summary

TG-17 beats Guardforce AI on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GFAIW vs. The Competition

MetricGuardforce AICommercial Services & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$4.22B$10.95B$13.06B
Dividend YieldN/A5.10%97.10%10.44%
P/E RatioN/A31.8327.8625.28
Price / SalesN/A1,182.65333.3475.26
Price / CashN/A22.4924.9550.90
Price / BookN/A4.154.786.24
Net IncomeN/A$146.38M$609.43M$347.60M
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.74%0.78%1.06%
1 Month PerformanceN/A1.83%3.00%0.81%
1 Year PerformanceN/A17.26%14.45%20.90%

Guardforce AI Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GFAIW
Guardforce AI
N/A$0.02
-35.3%
N/A-93.4%$0.00$35.23MN/A1,780
BCO
Brink's
4.2082 of 5 stars
$114.12
+3.3%
$154.00
+34.9%
+2.7%$4.70B$5.26B26.4265,400
GEO
Geo Group
4.9221 of 5 stars
$31.73
+3.5%
$40.00
+26.1%
+49.3%$4.24B$2.63B14.9718,000
CXW
CoreCivic
4.4535 of 5 stars
$33.86
+2.6%
$37.00
+9.3%
+59.7%$3.35B$2.48B27.0913,651
KSCP
Knightscope
2.6129 of 5 stars
$1.50
+3.4%
$14.33
+855.6%
-73.6%$29.79M$11.34MN/A40

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This page (NASDAQ:GFAIW) was last updated on 8/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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