ADT (NYSE:ADT) and Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) Head to Head Analysis

Cycurion (NASDAQ:CYCU) and ADT (NYSE:ADT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Cycurion has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ADT has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.6% of Cycurion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of ADT shares are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of Cycurion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of ADT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cycurion and ADT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cycurion	-112.73%	-186.09%	-62.96%
ADT	12.52%	18.96%	4.38%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cycurion and ADT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cycurion	$17.77 million	0.67	$1.23 million	($23.52)	-0.15
ADT	$4.90 billion	1.38	$501.05 million	$0.69	11.93

ADT has higher revenue and earnings than Cycurion. Cycurion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ADT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Cycurion and ADT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cycurion	1	0	0	0	1.00
ADT	0	4	2	0	2.33

ADT has a consensus price target of $9.38, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Given ADT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ADT is more favorable than Cycurion.

Summary

ADT beats Cycurion on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cycurion

Cycurion is a global leading provider of Network Communications and Information Technology Security Solutions. Our mission is to develop and deliver world-class, cutting-edge solutions for our clients, regardless of size or complication, expressly optimizing your IT environment to meet the business need and to keep projects on track and on budget.

About ADT

ADT Inc. provides security, interactive, and smart home solutions to residential and small business customers in the United States. It operates through two segments, Consumer and Small Business, and Solar. The company provides burglar and life safety alarms, smart security cameras, smart home automation systems, and video surveillance systems. It primarily offers security designed to detect intrusion, control access, sense movement, smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, flooding, temperature, and other environmental conditions and hazards; and address personal medical emergencies, such as injuries or unanticipated falls. The company also provides automation and smart home solutions that allow customers to use their smart phones, smart phone application, or touchscreen panels in their homes to arm and disarm their security systems; record and view real-time video; and creates customized and automated schedules for connected devices; programs systems to react to defined events; integrates system with third-party connected devices, such as cameras, lights, thermostats, appliances, and garage doors, as well as offers monitoring and maintenance services. In addition, the company offers energy storage solutions, energy efficiency upgrades, and roofing services. It offers its products under the ADT, ADT Pulse, ADT+, and ADT Commercial brand names. The company was formerly known as Prime Security Services Parent, Inc. and changed its name to ADT Inc. in September 2017. ADT Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.