Financial Comparison: AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) & CurAegis Technologies (OTCMKTS:CRGS)

AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) and CurAegis Technologies (OTCMKTS:CRGS) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AEye and CurAegis Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEye	$225,000.00	121.37	-$87.13 million	($8.22)	-0.36
CurAegis Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CurAegis Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AEye.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for AEye and CurAegis Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEye	0	1	0	0	2.00
CurAegis Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given CurAegis Technologies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CurAegis Technologies is more favorable than AEye.

Profitability

This table compares AEye and CurAegis Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEye	-24,308.44%	-158.98%	-80.99%
CurAegis Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of CurAegis Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CurAegis Technologies beats AEye on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AEye

AEye, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides lidar systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver-assistance systems, and robotic vision applications in the United States, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. It offers 4Sight intelligent sensing lidar platform, including 4Sight at Design, Triggered 4Sight, Responsive 4Sight, and Predictive 4Sight; and 4Sight for automotive and industrial market. The company was formerly known as CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III and changed its name to AEye, Inc. in August 2021. AEye, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, California.

About CurAegis Technologies

CurAegis Technologies, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the development and marketing of technologies in the areas of wellness, safety, and power. The company was formerly known as Torvec, Inc. and changed its name to CurAegis Technologies, Inc. in June 2016. CurAegis Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Rochester, New York. On August 4, 2021, an involuntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 was filed against CurAegis Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York. On August 31, 2021, the involuntary petition was approved by the Court.