Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) vs. Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST) Head-To-Head Comparison

Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) and Amesite (NASDAQ:AMST) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Intellicheck has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amesite has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Intellicheck and Amesite’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intellicheck	-2.36%	-2.05%	-1.55%
Amesite	-1,598.47%	-86.32%	-82.41%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.8% of Intellicheck shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Amesite shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Intellicheck shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of Amesite shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Intellicheck and Amesite’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intellicheck	$19.29 million	2.05	-$1.98 million	($0.05)	-40.60
Amesite	$262,036.00	21.73	-$4.15 million	N/A	N/A

Intellicheck has higher revenue and earnings than Amesite.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Intellicheck and Amesite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intellicheck	0	2	1	0	2.33
Amesite	0	0	0	0	N/A

Intellicheck presently has a consensus target price of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 64.20%. Given Intellicheck’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intellicheck is more favorable than Amesite.

Summary

Intellicheck beats Amesite on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intellicheck

Intellicheck, Inc., a technology company, provides on-demand digital identity validation solutions for KYC, fraud, and age verification needs in North America. The company offers solutions for digital and physical identities for financial services, fintech companies, BNPL providers, e-commerce and retail commerce businesses, law enforcement, and government agencies. It provides identity systems products, including commercial identification products, such as Intellicheck Platform, an identity solution that checks whether an ID is valid, matches the ID to the person presenting it, and provides a risk score to determine the risk of doing business with that person; IDN-Portal, an Intellicheck-branded identity validation application that provides the ability to scan an ID using a mobile phone; IDN-Portal+ that offers document validation, retail POS integration, additional data for analytics and analysis, and online validation, and other features; IDN-Direct that provides access to additional data and the ability to use the platform's Risk Score capability to help with decision-making; and Intellicheck mobile app, which provides the ability to login and scan an ID. The company also offers State Aware Software solution, which provides or restricts information that is electronically scanned from an ID based on the electronic reading laws according to the state in which the ID is scanned; data collection devices that enable its software applications to be used on a variety of commercially available credit card terminals, PDAs, tablets, laptops, desktops, mobile phones, and point-of-sale terminals; and instant credit application kiosk software applications. It serves government, military, and commercial markets. The company was formerly known as Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. and changed its name to Intellicheck, Inc. in May 2017. Intellicheck, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

About Amesite

Amesite Inc., an artificial intelligence driven platform and course designer, that provides online products in the United States. The company uses machine learning to offer a mass customized experience to learners. It serves businesses, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, museums, and non-profit organizations. Amesite Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.