Nauticus Robotics (KITT) Competitors

Nauticus Robotics (NASDAQ:KITT) and Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KITT or TAYD?

Taylor Devices received 112 more outperform votes than Nauticus Robotics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.94% of users gave Taylor Devices an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Nauticus Robotics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nauticus Robotics	Outperform Votes 2 33.33%	Underperform Votes 4 66.67%
Taylor Devices	Outperform Votes 114 69.94%	Underperform Votes 49 30.06%

Is KITT or TAYD more profitable?

Taylor Devices has a net margin of 19.99% compared to Nauticus Robotics' net margin of -2,327.46%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 17.04% beat Nauticus Robotics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nauticus Robotics	-2,327.46%	N/A	-132.88%
Taylor Devices	19.99%	17.04%	14.66%

Does the media prefer KITT or TAYD?

In the previous week, Nauticus Robotics had 2 more articles in the media than Taylor Devices. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nauticus Robotics and 2 mentions for Taylor Devices. Taylor Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Nauticus Robotics' score of 0.73 indicating that Taylor Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nauticus Robotics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taylor Devices	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, KITT or TAYD?

Nauticus Robotics has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KITT or TAYD?

Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, 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
Nauticus Robotics	$1.51M	25.10	-$50.69M	-$28.86	-0.04
Taylor Devices	$42.80M	2.75	$9M	$2.50	15.01

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of KITT or TAYD?

20.5% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Nauticus Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Taylor Devices 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.

Summary

Taylor Devices beats Nauticus Robotics on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.