RDCM vs. KTCC, LINK, EVLV, IMMR, ALOT, INVE, MKFG, TACT, PANW, and FTNT
Should you be buying RADCOM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RADCOM include Key Tronic (KTCC), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Immersion (IMMR), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), Markforged (MKFG), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Fortinet (FTNT).
RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 2 more articles in the media than Key Tronic. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RADCOM and 2 mentions for Key Tronic. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Key Tronic's score of 0.94 indicating that RADCOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RADCOM received 78 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.33% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.
RADCOM presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.15%. Given RADCOM's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than Key Tronic.
48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Key Tronic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RADCOM has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of 0.04%. RADCOM's return on equity of 5.36% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.
Key Tronic has higher revenue and earnings than RADCOM. RADCOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Key Tronic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
RADCOM beats Key Tronic on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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