MITK vs. SSYS, EVLV, IMMR, RDCM, PLPC, ASTS, IIIV, WEAV, LASR, and LILM
Should you be buying Mitek Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mitek Systems include Stratasys (SSYS), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Immersion (IMMR), RADCOM (RDCM), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), i3 Verticals (IIIV), Weave Communications (WEAV), nLIGHT (LASR), and Lilium (LILM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Mitek Systems had 19 more articles in the media than Stratasys. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Mitek Systems and 4 mentions for Stratasys. Mitek Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Stratasys' score of 0.08 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mitek Systems has a net margin of -4.49% compared to Mitek Systems' net margin of -19.61%. Stratasys' return on equity of 11.71% beat Mitek Systems' return on equity.
Mitek Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stratasys. Mitek Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratasys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stratasys has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stratasys presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.50%. Mitek Systems has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.71%. Given Mitek Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stratasys is more favorable than Mitek Systems.
Stratasys received 348 more outperform votes than Mitek Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.23% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 66.50% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote.
75.8% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Stratasys on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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