Taoping (NASDAQ:TAOP) and WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVD) Head to Head Survey

Taoping (NASDAQ:TAOPGet Free Report) and WaveDancer (NASDAQ:WAVDGet Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Taoping has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WaveDancer has a beta of 2.9, suggesting that its stock price is 190% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of WaveDancer shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Taoping shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.7% of WaveDancer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Taoping and WaveDancer’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Taoping N/A N/A N/A
WaveDancer -125.25% -357.77% -155.03%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Taoping and WaveDancer’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Taoping $24.23 million 0.10 -$7.08 million N/A N/A
WaveDancer $12.02 million 0.35 -$17.75 million ($5.78) -0.36

Taoping has higher revenue and earnings than WaveDancer.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Taoping and WaveDancer, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Taoping 0 0 0 0 N/A
WaveDancer 0 0 0 0 N/A

Summary

Taoping beats WaveDancer on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Taoping

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Taoping Inc. provides cloud-based platform, resource sharing, and big data solutions to the Chinese new media, education residential community management, and elevator Internet of Things (IoT) industries in the People's Republic of China. It operates through Cloud-Based Technology and Traditional Information Technology segments. The company offers cloud-based software as a service to automate the interactive workflows between advertising agencies and their customers, including establishing new advertising projects, submitting advertisement proposals, revising and approving advertising proposals, processing payment online, remotely uploading advertisement content, and tracking and analyzing performance data. It also provides project-based technology products and services for the public sector; and software and hardware with integrated solutions, such as information technology infrastructure, internet-enabled display technologies, and IoT platforms to customers in government, education, residential community management, media, transportation, and other private sectors, as well as related maintenance and support services. In addition, the company offers cloud-application-terminal, IoT technology based digital advertising distribution network, and media resource sharing platform in the out-of-home advertising markets. Further, it operates Taoping Net, an advertising-resources trading service platform, which connect screen owners, advertisers, and consumers; and Taoping App that enable customers to distribute and manage ads from mobile terminals. The company was formerly known as China Information Technology, Inc. and changed its name to Taoping Inc. in June 2018. Taoping Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.

About WaveDancer

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WaveDancer, Inc. engages in development and maintenance of information technology systems, modernizing client information systems, and offers other IT-related professional services to government and commercial organizations in the United States. It also offers secure supply chain management software solution; consulting, development, training, and migration; and software development, system modernizations, cloud-based solutions, and cybersecurity services. The company was formerly known as Information Analysis Incorporated and changed its name to WaveDancer, Inc. in December 2021. WaveDancer, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.

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