ALAR vs BR vs GRSD Stock Comparison

Alarum Technologies, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Grandstand Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.39 -21.9% 1M -90.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.61M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins
GRSD GRANDSTAND Ltd
$1.15 -26.8% 1M -85.0% 1Y
Market cap
$40.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$163.42M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadridge Financial Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Broadridge Financial Solutions 5, Alarum Technologies 4, Grandstand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALARBRGRSDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.61M $20.19B $40.36M BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x 18.3x -1.1x ALAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 17.2x 10.5x GRSD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.2% +8.5% +10.7% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 145.1% 15.0% -23.1% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 16.7% -10.9% BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -10.9x GRSD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.26% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.9% -23.6% -85.0% BR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.0%/yr -0.3%/yr -39.0%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.6% 30.6% 80.6% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 56/100 36/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALARBRGRSD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALARBRGRSD
Valuation 99 #2 of 124 65 #36 of 101 72 #29 of 101
Growth 65 #40 of 113 40 #59 of 97 10 #87 of 97
Profitability 80 #23 of 109 81 #19 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Financial Health 73 #35 of 127 44 #61 of 108 25 #81 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 51 #32 of 64 –
Overall 79 56 36
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GRSD ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALARBRGRSDSPY
1 month -21.9%+8.1%-26.8% -0.2%
3 months -22.3%+11.9%-40.4% +3.9%
6 months -79.1%+11.5%-70.6% +8.2%
Year to date -83.8%-20.7%-78.9% +12.9%
1 year -90.9%-23.6%-85.0% +12.3%
3 years -55.2%+5.8%-90.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.5%+1.9%-55.1% +23.3%
5 years -87.5%-1.4%-91.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -34.0%-0.3%-39.0% +10.9%
10 years —+177.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+10.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALARBRGRSDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.6%30.6%80.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.7%32.8%96.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.031.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-0.77-1.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-49.3%-93.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.4%-23.7%-85.0% -1.2%
52-week high $16.25$232.02$7.68 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$135.44$1.15 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALARBRGRSD
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 38.6x 18.3xmedian 28.3x -1.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 4.4x 2.7xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 14.3xmedian 17.3x -14.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.4x 15.8xmedian 15.8x 10.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.3x 7.1xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.28 0.84median 0.85 0.01median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALARBRGRSD
Revenue $45.33M $7.48B $163.42M
Gross profit $26.25M $2.38B $141.10M
Operating income $683.00K $1.30B -$24.88M
Net income $1.15M $1.12B -$34.80M
Free cash flow – $1.28B $3.77M
R&D $8.46M – –
EPS (diluted) $50.66 $9.60 $-1.06
Cash & equivalents $14.06M $402.90M $8.81M
Total debt $3.23M $3.25B $122.33M
Shares (diluted) 1.30M 117.10M 35.48M
Enterprise value -$46.00M $18.82B -$28.23K

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALARBRGRSD
P/E 0.1x 18.3x -1.1x
P/FCF – 15.8x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.0x 11.0x
P/S 0.2x 2.7x 0.2x
P/B 0.3x 7.1x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 12.3x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.3x -14.7x
EV/EBIT -5.4x 17.7x -6.2x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 3.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 18.0x 40.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.1x 42.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.84 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALARBRGRSD
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.2% 8.5% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 7.2% 20.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 11.2% 1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 10.0% 15.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.7% 9.4% -264.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 11.6% -69.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% 33.9% -304.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.3% 21.3% -91.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 35.3% -265.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.7% 21.9% -105.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.9% -89.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.8% -46.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.4% -89.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% -49.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALARBRGRSD
Gross margin 57.9% 31.8% 86.3%
EBITDA margin – 21.5% -6.4%
Operating margin 1.5% 17.4% -15.2%
Pretax margin 3.8% 19.3% -21.6%
Net margin 145.1% 15.0% -23.1%
FCF margin – 17.1% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 18.0% 2.2%
Return on equity 3.5% 39.7% -32.9%
Return on assets 2.5% 12.7% -12.1%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 16.7% -10.9%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 17.5% -10.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALARBRGRSD
Debt / assets 1.8% 36.4% 43.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -10.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 32.5x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 68.2% 63.2%
Equity / assets 74.4% 31.8% 36.8%
Interest coverage – – -5.5x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -1.00 4.06 0.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALARBRGRSD
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.9% –
Shareholder yield – 5.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALARBRGRSD
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 17.2xFY2027 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $0.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +5.0% +336.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.86MFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $173.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 +5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +3.8% +5.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALARBRGRSD
Held by institutions 4.2% 92.3% –
Institutions holding 25 1,014 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +182.7% -1.2% –
Institutions buying 16 487 –
Institutions selling 4 398 –
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.22 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALARBRGRSD
ALAR 1.00 -0.05 0.03
BR -0.05 1.00 0.00
GRSD 0.03 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAR, BR and GRSD?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.61M, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.19B, Grandstand (GRSD) $40.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAR, BR and GRSD?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 0.1x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.3x, Grandstand (GRSD) -1.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grandstand (GRSD) is cheapest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 19.9x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.2x, Grandstand (GRSD) 10.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, Grandstand (GRSD) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, Grandstand (GRSD) -23.1%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%, Grandstand (GRSD) -10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) returned the most: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.9%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -23.6%, Grandstand (GRSD) -85.0%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.0%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -0.3%/yr, Grandstand (GRSD) -39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 2.26%. Alarum Technologies (ALAR) and Grandstand (GRSD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.6%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%, Grandstand (GRSD) 80.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAR, BR and GRSD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.