SSYS vs. MITK, EVLV, IMMR, IIIV, WKME, PLPC, NVTS, ASTS, WEAV, and LASR
Should you be buying Stratasys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stratasys include Mitek Systems (MITK), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Immersion (IMMR), i3 Verticals (IIIV), WalkMe (WKME), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Weave Communications (WEAV), and nLIGHT (LASR). 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
75.8% of Stratasys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mitek Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Stratasys has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Mitek Systems' 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 Stratasys' net margin of -19.61%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 11.71% beat Stratasys' 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 currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.50%. Mitek Systems has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.71%. Given Stratasys' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Stratasys on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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