NSSC vs. VCRA, IRDM, LITE, ESE, PWFL, HEAR, ITI, REKR, INSG, and SNT
Should you be buying Napco Security Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Napco Security Technologies include Vocera Communications (VCRA), Iridium Communications (IRDM), Lumentum (LITE), ESCO Technologies (ESE), PowerFleet (PWFL), Turtle Beach (HEAR), Iteris (ITI), Rekor Systems (REKR), Inseego (INSG), and Senstar Technologies (SNT).
Vocera Communications (NYSE:VCRA) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than Vocera Communications. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 0 mentions for Vocera Communications. Vocera Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.59 indicating that Napco Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Vocera Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Napco Security Technologies has a consensus target price of $49.43, indicating a potential downside of 0.45%. Given Vocera Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Napco Security Technologies is more favorable than Vocera Communications.
Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.58% compared to Napco Security Technologies' net margin of -3.63%. Vocera Communications' return on equity of 30.50% beat Napco Security Technologies' return on equity.
Vocera Communications received 176 more outperform votes than Napco Security Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.59% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.21% of users gave Vocera Communications an outperform vote.
Vocera Communications has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Napco Security Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vocera Communications. Vocera Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Napco Security Technologies beats Vocera Communications on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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