Palladyne AI (PDYN) Competitors

Kornit Digital (NASDAQ:KRNT) and Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is KRNT or PDYN more profitable?

Kornit Digital has a net margin of -8.24% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -722.22%. Kornit Digital's return on equity of -1.51% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kornit Digital	-8.24%	-1.51%	-1.40%
Palladyne AI	-722.22%	-56.81%	-37.45%

Does the media favor KRNT or PDYN?

In the previous week, Kornit Digital had 4 more articles in the media than Palladyne AI. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kornit Digital and 2 mentions for Palladyne AI. Palladyne AI's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Kornit Digital's score of 1.42 indicating that Palladyne AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kornit Digital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Palladyne AI	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, KRNT or PDYN?

Kornit Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Kornit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palladyne AI, 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
Kornit Digital	$203.83M	4.52	-$16.80M	-$0.35	-55.36
Palladyne AI	$7.79M	28.38	-$115.59M	-$2.70	-2.32

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KRNT or PDYN?

Kornit Digital received 388 more outperform votes than Palladyne AI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Palladyne AI an outperform vote while only 70.09% of users gave Kornit Digital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kornit Digital	Outperform Votes 389 70.09%	Underperform Votes 166 29.91%
Palladyne AI	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do analysts prefer KRNT or PDYN?

Kornit Digital presently has a consensus price target of $32.80, suggesting a potential upside of 69.29%. Palladyne AI has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 139.04%. Given Palladyne AI's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Palladyne AI is more favorable than Kornit Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kornit Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 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

Which has more volatility and risk, KRNT or PDYN?

Kornit Digital has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.78, suggesting that its share price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KRNT or PDYN?

92.8% of Kornit Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Kornit Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Palladyne AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kornit Digital beats Palladyne AI on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.