ALLT vs. LTRX, SILC, FOXX, BOSC, HUBC, INTZ, WLDS, CSCO, IBM, and ANET
Should you be buying Allot Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Allot Communications include Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), Foxx Development (FOXX), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Intrusion (INTZ), Wearable Devices (WLDS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), International Business Machines (IBM), and Arista Networks (ANET). These companies are all part of the "computer & office equipment" industry.
Allot Communications vs.
Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and Allot Communications (NASDAQ:ALLT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.
Lantronix has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allot Communications has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lantronix has a net margin of -3.17% compared to Allot Communications' net margin of -26.69%. Lantronix's return on equity of -2.91% beat Allot Communications' return on equity.
39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Allot Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Allot Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Allot Communications received 202 more outperform votes than Lantronix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.81% of users gave Allot Communications an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.
Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Allot Communications. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allot Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 1 more articles in the media than Allot Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lantronix and 2 mentions for Allot Communications. Allot Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lantronix's score of 0.00 indicating that Allot Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lantronix currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.57%. Allot Communications has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 159.48%. Given Allot Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allot Communications is more favorable than Lantronix.
Summary
Allot Communications beats Lantronix on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALLT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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