KWESST Micro Systems (KWE) Competitors

Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) and KWESST Micro Systems (NASDAQ:KWE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, ASST or KWE?

Asset Entities has a beta of 8.29, meaning that its share price is 729% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KWESST Micro Systems has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASST or KWE?

KWESST Micro Systems received 1 more outperform votes than Asset Entities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asset Entities	N/A	N/A
KWESST Micro Systems	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media refer more to ASST or KWE?

In the previous week, Asset Entities had 2 more articles in the media than KWESST Micro Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Asset Entities and 2 mentions for KWESST Micro Systems. KWESST Micro Systems' average media sentiment score of -0.12 beat Asset Entities' score of -0.75 indicating that Asset Entities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asset Entities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
KWESST Micro Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts rate ASST or KWE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asset Entities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
KWESST Micro Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASST or KWE?

5.5% of Asset Entities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of KWESST Micro Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASST or KWE more profitable?

KWESST Micro Systems has a net margin of -967.70% compared to KWESST Micro Systems' net margin of -1,538.71%. KWESST Micro Systems' return on equity of -153.10% beat Asset Entities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asset Entities	-1,538.71%	-153.10%	-145.13%
KWESST Micro Systems	-967.70%	-415.34%	-145.86%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ASST or KWE?

Asset Entities has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KWESST Micro Systems. Asset Entities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KWESST Micro Systems, 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
Asset Entities	$280K	18.72	-$4.93M	-$0.38	-0.96
KWESST Micro Systems	$970K	2.38	-$6.90M	-$1.28	-0.27

Summary

Asset Entities beats KWESST Micro Systems on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.