NSSC vs. PWFL, ESE, CENX, KALU, DNOW, XRX, HLIO, APOG, HEES, and HOLI
Should you be buying Napco Security Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Napco Security Technologies include PowerFleet (PWFL), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Century Aluminum (CENX), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), DNOW (DNOW), Xerox (XRX), Helios Technologies (HLIO), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), and Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI).
PowerFleet (NASDAQ:PWFL) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
Napco Security Technologies received 222 more outperform votes than PowerFleet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.42% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 40.52% of users gave PowerFleet an outperform vote.
PowerFleet has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PowerFleet had 1 more articles in the media than Napco Security Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PowerFleet and 3 mentions for Napco Security Technologies. PowerFleet's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.43 indicating that Napco Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PowerFleet presently has a consensus target price of $8.43, suggesting a potential upside of 54.37%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus target price of $41.83, suggesting a potential downside of 8.06%. Given Napco Security Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.
Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.58% compared to Napco Security Technologies' net margin of -3.86%. PowerFleet's return on equity of 30.50% beat Napco Security Technologies' return on equity.
73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of PowerFleet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Napco Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PowerFleet. PowerFleet 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 PowerFleet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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