Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) & Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) Head to Head Review

Aspyra (OTCMKTS:APYI) and Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ:BNAI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Aspyra and Brand Engagement Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aspyra	0	0	0	0	0.00
Brand Engagement Network	0	0	1	0	3.00

Brand Engagement Network has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,519.87%. Given Brand Engagement Network’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Brand Engagement Network is more favorable than Aspyra.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

15.8% of Brand Engagement Network shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Aspyra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Brand Engagement Network 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.

Volatility & Risk

Aspyra has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brand Engagement Network has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Aspyra and Brand Engagement Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brand Engagement Network	N/A	-140.18%	-56.38%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aspyra and Brand Engagement Network”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aspyra	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brand Engagement Network	$35,210.00	412.50	-$6.88 million	N/A	N/A

Aspyra has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brand Engagement Network.

Summary

Brand Engagement Network beats Aspyra on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aspyra

Aspyra Inc. provides health care products and services for the laboratory and imaging marketplaces. It offers engineered workflow solutions that include software, interfaces, hardware, and professional services to various markets comprising specialty labs, reference labs, clinics, hospitals, imaging centers, and orthopedic practices. The company was formerly known as Creative Computer Applications Inc. and changed its name to Aspyra Inc. in November 2005. Aspyra Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

About Brand Engagement Network

Brand Engagement Network, Inc. provides conversational AI assistants. The company offers security-focused, multimodal communication, and human-like assistants. Its AI assistants are built on proprietary natural language processing, anomaly detection, multisensory awareness, sentiment, and environmental analysis, as well as real-time individuation and personalization capabilities. It serves the automotive, healthcare, and other industries through direct sales force and channel partners. Brand Engagement Network, Inc. was formerly known as Blockchain Exchange Network Inc. and changed its name to Brand Engagement Network, Inc. in April 2023. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Jackson, Wyoming.