MASS vs. FARO, QSI, GEOS, OWLT, AATC, SPEC, FLIR, BRKR, PKI, and WAT
Should you be buying 908 Devices stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 908 Devices include FARO Technologies (FARO), Quantum-Si (QSI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Owlet (OWLT), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), Spectaire (SPEC), Teledyne FLIR (FLIR), Bruker (BRKR), Revvity (PKI), and Waters (WAT).
FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and 908 Devices (NASDAQ:MASS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
FARO Technologies has a net margin of -11.92% compared to FARO Technologies' net margin of -68.57%. 908 Devices' return on equity of -16.09% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.
97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of 908 Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of FARO Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.8% of 908 Devices shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 908 Devices has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
908 Devices has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 908 Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, FARO Technologies and FARO Technologies both had 4 articles in the media. 908 Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.10 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FARO Technologies received 352 more outperform votes than 908 Devices when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.48% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave 908 Devices an outperform vote.
FARO Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.09%. 908 Devices has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 121.87%. Given FARO Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 908 Devices is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
Summary
FARO Technologies beats 908 Devices on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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