Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI – Get Free Report) and VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk and Volatility
Brand Engagement Network has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VerifyMe has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Brand Engagement Network and VerifyMe”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brand Engagement Network | $99,790.00 | 123.46 | -$6.88 million | N/A | N/A |
| VerifyMe | $24.21 million | 0.30 | -$3.39 million | ($0.36) | -1.87 |
Profitability
This table compares Brand Engagement Network and VerifyMe’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brand Engagement Network | N/A | -140.18% | -56.38% |
| VerifyMe | -13.15% | -11.15% | -7.46% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Brand Engagement Network and VerifyMe, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brand Engagement Network | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| VerifyMe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Brand Engagement Network presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,809.61%. VerifyMe has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 85.85%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than VerifyMe.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of VerifyMe shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of VerifyMe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Brand Engagement Network beats VerifyMe on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Brand Engagement Network
Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.
About VerifyMe
VerifyMe, Inc., together with its subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, operates as a technology solutions provider that specializes in products to connect brands with consumers and providing brands with end-to-end logistics management for their products. The company operates through two segments, VerifyMe Solutions and PeriShip Global Solutions. The VerifyMe Solutions segment offers technology solutions to connect brands with consumers allowing brand owners to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. Its solutions provide brand protection and supply chain functions, such as counterfeit prevention, traceability, consumer engagement solutions, and authentication for labels, packaging, and products, as well as tamper-proof labels. The PeriShip Global Solutions segment offers predictive analytics for optimizing delivery of time and temperature sensitive perishable products. This segment's products include PeriTrack customer dashboard, an integrated web portal tool gives its customers an in-depth look at their shipping activities based on real-time data. It also provides call center, pre-transit, post-delivery, and weather/traffic services. The company has a strategic partnership with INX International Ink Company. The company was formerly known as LaserLock Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to VerifyMe, Inc. in July 2015. VerifyMe, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.
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