Head to Head Contrast: A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ) versus Its Peers

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (NASDAQ:AZ) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	1	1	2	0	2.25
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Competitors	2049	7614	10449	665	2.47

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 144.30%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 41.16%. Given A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	$7.90 million	-$37.74 million	-7.40
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Competitors	$4.00 billion	$172.92 million	4.89

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions. A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions	-241.67%	-49.91%	-43.81%
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Competitors	-158.14%	-25.87%	-6.85%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.6% of A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions’ peers have a beta of -0.29, indicating that their average share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions peers beat A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions Company Profile

A2Z Smart Technologies Corp., a technology company, focuses on the development and commercialization of retail smart cart solutions for grocery stores and supermarkets in Israel and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Precision Metal Parts, Advanced Engineering, and Smart Carts. It offers Cust2Mate system, which incorporates a smart cart that automatically calculates the value of the customers purchases in their smart cart without having to unload and reload their purchases at a customer checkout point. The company also manufactures and sells precision metal parts; provides retail automation solutions; and develops Fuel Tank Inertia Capsule System technology (FTICS), a vehicle device cover for the military and civilian automotive industry. In addition, it provides maintenance services utilizing the application of advanced engineering capabilities to the military and security markets, as well as develops related products for the civilian and retail markets; container leasing services; and maintenance services for complex electronic systems and products. It serves its products to grocery stores, hardware stores, household essentials, do it yourself (DIY) retailers, discount stores, warehouse stores, convenience stores, drug stores, duty free shops, and similar outlets. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.