Critical Analysis: Core AI (CHAI) & Its Rivals

Core AI (NASDAQ:CHAI) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Entertainment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Core AI to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Core AI and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core AI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Core AI Competitors	1775	4371	9408	242	2.51

As a group, “Entertainment” companies have a potential upside of 22.82%. Given Core AI’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Core AI has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Core AI has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core AI’s competitors have a beta of 1.06, indicating that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Core AI and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core AI	-78.92%	-123.03%	-69.57%
Core AI Competitors	8.19%	-60.74%	-3.51%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Core AI and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Core AI	$55.24 million	-$31.59 million	-0.07
Core AI Competitors	$4.13 billion	$74.78 million	13.63

Core AI’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Core AI. Core AI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.9% of Core AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Core AI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Core AI competitors beat Core AI on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Core AI

Siyata Mobile Inc. develops and provides cellular communications solutions for enterprise customers. It provides connected-vehicle devices and various accessories that are designed for professional fleets, such as trucks, vans, buses, ambulances, government cars, and others. The company also develops, markets, and sells rugged Push-To-Talk (PTT), mobile devices, cellular amplifiers, and various accessories. In addition, it offers 4G LTE devices, such as Uniden UV350 and Uniden CP250, in-vehicle communication devices that incorporate voice, push-to-talk over cellular, navigation, and data fleet management solutions. Further, the company provides cellular booster solutions, such as Uniden U60C 4G and U65C 4G to enhance connectivity; Uniden U70 FN for inside buildings, Uniden UM50 FN for inside vehicles, and the Uniden UM2M FN that can connect to its Uniden UV350 in vehicle communicator; Uniden Mobile Coverage Kit; Mission Critical Push-To-Talk device; and Vehicle Kit 7, a vehicle kit accessory that provides an in-vehicle solution. It serves cellular network operators and their dealers, as well as commercial vehicle technology distributors for fleets in Israel, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.