Palladyne AI (PDYN) Competitors

Innovex International (NYSE:INVX) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, INVX or PDYN?

Innovex International has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.76, suggesting that its share price is 276% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INVX or PDYN more profitable?

Innovex International has a net margin of 16.66% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -1,028.07%. Innovex International's return on equity of 8.58% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Innovex International	16.66%	8.58%	6.92%
Palladyne AI	-1,028.07%	-186.60%	-75.73%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, INVX or PDYN?

Innovex International has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Innovex International, 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
Innovex International	$660.80M	1.69	$140.32M	$2.89	5.63
Palladyne AI	$4.36M	61.89	-$72.62M	-$1.87	-4.09

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INVX or PDYN?

26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of Innovex International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate INVX or PDYN?

Innovex International presently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.41%. Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.92%. Given Palladyne AI's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than Innovex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Innovex International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Palladyne AI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to INVX or PDYN?

In the previous week, Innovex International and Innovex International both had 7 articles in the media. Innovex International's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Palladyne AI's score of 0.50 indicating that Innovex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Innovex International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palladyne AI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Innovex International beats Palladyne AI on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.