Financial Contrast: Firefly Neuroscience (NASDAQ:AIFF) vs. Unity Software (NYSE:U)

Firefly Neuroscience (NASDAQ:AIFF) and Unity Software (NYSE:U) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Firefly Neuroscience and Unity Software, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Firefly Neuroscience	0	0	0	0	0.00
Unity Software	2	7	6	0	2.27

Unity Software has a consensus target price of $22.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Unity Software’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Unity Software is more favorable than Firefly Neuroscience.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Firefly Neuroscience and Unity Software”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Firefly Neuroscience	$7.98 million	3.84	-$2.03 million	N/A	N/A
Unity Software	$2.19 billion	4.00	-$822.01 million	($2.04)	-10.65

Firefly Neuroscience has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Unity Software.

Risk & Volatility

Firefly Neuroscience has a beta of 3.05, meaning that its stock price is 205% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Firefly Neuroscience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Unity Software shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Firefly Neuroscience shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Unity Software shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Firefly Neuroscience and Unity Software’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Firefly Neuroscience	-73.72%	-276.50%	-133.02%
Unity Software	-40.47%	-11.30%	-5.26%

Summary

Unity Software beats Firefly Neuroscience on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Firefly Neuroscience

Firefly Neuroscience, Inc., a medical technology and artificial intelligence company, provides neuroscientific solutions that improve outcomes for patients with mental illnesses and neurological disorders. The company offers Brain Network Analytics, a software that focuses on diagnostic and treatment for people suffering from mental illnesses and cognitive disorders, including depression, dementia, anxiety disorders, concussions, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. It serves pharmaceutical companies and medical practitioners. Firefly Neuroscience, Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Unity Software

Unity Software Inc. operates a real-time 3D development platform. Its platform provides software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. The company offers its solutions directly through its online store and field sales operations in North America, Denmark, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, and South Korea, as well as indirectly through independent distributors and resellers worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.