Reviewing VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) and AgriVest Americas (OTCMKTS:NXCN)

AgriVest Americas (OTCMKTS:NXCN) and VerifyMe (NASDAQ:VRME) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for AgriVest Americas and VerifyMe, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AgriVest Americas	0	0	0	0	N/A
VerifyMe	0	0	1	0	3.00

VerifyMe has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.78%. Given VerifyMe’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VerifyMe is more favorable than AgriVest Americas.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AgriVest Americas and VerifyMe”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AgriVest Americas	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VerifyMe	$25.43 million	0.53	-$3.39 million	($0.23)	-5.78

AgriVest Americas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VerifyMe.

Profitability

This table compares AgriVest Americas and VerifyMe’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AgriVest Americas	N/A	N/A	N/A
VerifyMe	-7.18%	-10.86%	-7.12%

Volatility & Risk

AgriVest Americas has a beta of -2.96, indicating that its share price is 396% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VerifyMe has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.8% of VerifyMe shares are held by institutional investors. 32.1% of AgriVest Americas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of VerifyMe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VerifyMe beats AgriVest Americas on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AgriVest Americas

NXChain Inc. does not have significant operations. The company intends to locate and consummate a merger with or an acquisition of a private entity. Previously, it was engaged in the development, marketing, and support of warehouse management software solutions that enable companies to automate their warehouse operations and provide inventory visibility throughout the supply chain. The company was formerly known as AgriVest Americas, Inc. and changed its name to NXChain Inc. in December 2015. NXChain Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Irvine, California. NXChain Inc. is a subsidiary of Havanti AS.

About VerifyMe

VerifyMe, Inc., together with its subsidiary, PeriShip Global, LLC, operates as a technology solutions provider that specializes in products to connect brands with consumers and providing brands with end-to-end logistics management for their products. The company operates through two segments, VerifyMe Solutions and PeriShip Global Solutions. The VerifyMe Solutions segment offers technology solutions to connect brands with consumers allowing brand owners to gather business intelligence while engaging directly with their consumers. Its solutions provide brand protection and supply chain functions, such as counterfeit prevention, traceability, consumer engagement solutions, and authentication for labels, packaging, and products, as well as tamper-proof labels. The PeriShip Global Solutions segment offers predictive analytics for optimizing delivery of time and temperature sensitive perishable products. This segment's products include PeriTrack customer dashboard, an integrated web portal tool gives its customers an in-depth look at their shipping activities based on real-time data. It also provides call center, pre-transit, post-delivery, and weather/traffic services. The company has a strategic partnership with INX International Ink Company. The company was formerly known as LaserLock Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to VerifyMe, Inc. in July 2015. VerifyMe, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.