Reviewing Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) and Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL)

Amplitude (NASDAQ:AMPL) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Amplitude and Intrusion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplitude	-26.59%	-42.62%	-22.69%
Intrusion	-191.24%	-178.06%	-99.59%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amplitude and Intrusion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplitude	$343.21 million	3.84	-$88.54 million	($0.75)	-17.36
Intrusion	$7.09 million	2.70	-$9.06 million	($0.55)	-1.42

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

Risk and Volatility

Amplitude has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 255% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplitude	1	2	7	1	2.73
Intrusion	1	2	1	0	2.00

Amplitude presently has a consensus price target of $12.55, suggesting a potential downside of 3.61%. Intrusion has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 573.08%. Given Intrusion’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Amplitude.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.2% of Amplitude shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Amplitude shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Intrusion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amplitude beats Intrusion on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amplitude

Amplitude, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a digital analytics platform that analyzes customer behavior in the United States and internationally. It offers Amplitude Analytics, which provides real-time product data and reconstructed user visits; Amplitude Experiment, a solution that allows teams to test new capabilities and safely roll out new features; Amplitude CDP, an insight-driven solution that encompasses the data infrastructure, audience management, and data streaming capabilities; and Amplitude Session Replay used by product, marketing, and data teams to understand user behavior, diagnose product issues, and improve product outcomes. The company also provides customer support services related to initial implementation setup, ongoing support, and application training. It delivers its application over the Internet as a subscription service using a software-as-a-service model. The company was formerly known as Sonalight, Inc. and changed its name to Amplitude, Inc. in December 2014. Amplitude, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Intrusion

Intrusion Inc., a cybersecurity company in the United States. The company offers its customers access to threat intelligence database, which contains the historical data, known associations, and reputational behavior of Internet Protocol addresses. It offers INTRUSION Shield, a zero trust reputation-based Software as a Service solution that inspects and kills dangerous network connections. The company also provides INTRUSION TraceCop, a big data tool that contains an inventory of network selectors and enrichments to support forensic investigations; and INTRUSION Savant, a network monitoring solution that uses the data available in TraceCop to identify suspicious traffic in real-time. In addition, it engages in the provision of pre-and post-sales support services, such as network security design, system installation, and technical consulting services. The company serves US federal government entities, state and local government entities, and companies ranging from mid-market to large enterprises through a direct sales force and value-added resellers. The company was formerly known as Intrusion.com, Inc. and changed its name to Intrusion Inc. in November 2001. Intrusion Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.