Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) Financial Analysis

Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) and Actelis Networks (NASDAQ:ASNS) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Insight Enterprises and Actelis Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insight Enterprises	0	3	3	1	2.71
Actelis Networks	1	1	1	0	2.00

Insight Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.37%. Actelis Networks has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6,958.82%. Given Actelis Networks’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Actelis Networks is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

12.4% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Actelis Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Actelis Networks has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Insight Enterprises and Actelis Networks”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Insight Enterprises	$8.58 billion	0.55	$157.35 million	$6.83	23.57
Actelis Networks	$3.67 million	0.33	-$8.26 million	($1.91)	-0.02

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

Profitability

This table compares Insight Enterprises and Actelis Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insight Enterprises	2.45%	22.70%	3.71%
Actelis Networks	-225.03%	-290.78%	-111.82%

Summary

Insight Enterprises beats Actelis Networks on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology, hardware, software, and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers modern platforms/infrastructure that manages and supports cloud and data platforms, modern networks, and edge technologies; cybersecurity solutions automates and connects modern platform securely; data and artificial intelligence modernizes data platforms and architectures, and build data analytics and AI solutions; modern workplace and apps; and intelligent edge solutions that gathers and utilizes data for real-time decision making. It also provides software maintenance solutions that offers clients to obtain software upgrades, bug fixes, help desk, and other support services; vendor direct support services contracts; and cloud/software-as-a-service subscription products. In addition, the company designs, procures, deploys, implements, and manages solutions that combine hardware, software, and services to help businesses. It serves construction, esports, financial services, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, retail and restaurant, service providers, small to medium business, and travel and tourism industries. Insight Enterprises, Inc., was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of cyber hardened, hybrid fiber, networking solutions for Internet of Things and telecommunication companies in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Israel, and the Asia Pacific. It provides rapid-deployment networking solutions for wide-area IoT applications, including federal, state, and local governments; intelligent traffic systems; and military, utility, rail, telecom, and campus applications. The company’s products include ethernet access devices; network aggregator switches; and Advanced MetaLIGHT/ Gigaline element management systems software, which enables remote management, monitoring, maintenance, and configuration of the installed equipment in the network. It also offers dynamic spectral software; and access broadband equipment. It serves offers its products through system integrators, distributors, contractors, resellers, and consultants. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.