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AstroNova (ALOT) Competitors

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$13.07 +0.07 (+0.54%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:15 PM ET)

ALOT vs. RDCM, KOPN, LTRX, QMCO, SILC, INVE, MKFG, OSS, ZEPP, and TACT

Should you be buying AstroNova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AstroNova include RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Lantronix (LTRX), Quantum (QMCO), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), Markforged (MKFG), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and TransAct Technologies (TACT). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

AstroNova vs.

RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of AstroNova shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of AstroNova shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

RADCOM has a net margin of 12.44% compared to AstroNova's net margin of 4.20%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.90% beat AstroNova's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RADCOM12.44% 8.90% 6.73%
AstroNova 4.20%7.77%4.97%

RADCOM received 106 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.82% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote while only 69.65% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
RADCOMOutperform Votes
335
69.65%
Underperform Votes
146
30.35%
AstroNovaOutperform Votes
229
69.82%
Underperform Votes
99
30.18%

RADCOM currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.75%. Given RADCOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than AstroNova.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RADCOM
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AstroNova
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than RADCOM. RADCOM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AstroNova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
RADCOM$58.76M3.17$3.71M$0.4725.30
AstroNova$153.52M0.64$4.69M$0.5026.14

RADCOM has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstroNova has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, RADCOM had 1 more articles in the media than AstroNova. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RADCOM and 3 mentions for AstroNova. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AstroNova's score of 0.25 indicating that RADCOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
RADCOM
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AstroNova
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

RADCOM beats AstroNova on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALOT vs. The Competition

MetricAstroNovaComputer peripheral equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$98.40M$13.43B$7.22B$9.07B
Dividend YieldN/A4.98%2.33%4.23%
P/E Ratio15.5611.5128.2917.17
Price / Sales0.643.37406.37116.95
Price / Cash10.2122.0831.0337.86
Price / Book1.082.175.854.78
Net Income$4.69M$230.65M$126.23M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-7.57%-5.55%4.03%-1.23%
1 Month Performance-12.87%-0.55%8.84%3.36%
1 Year Performance-18.97%-9.27%19.33%16.60%

AstroNova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALOT
AstroNova
2.0024 of 5 stars
$13.07
+0.5%
N/A-18.1%$98.40M$153.52M15.56340
RDCM
RADCOM
3.7313 of 5 stars
$11.95
+2.5%
$14.00
+17.2%
+48.8%$187.14M$51.60M24.81280
KOPN
Kopin
2.7073 of 5 stars
$1.17
+6.9%
$2.67
+128.9%
-22.8%$185.00M$44.27M-2.84144Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
LTRX
Lantronix
1.815 of 5 stars
$3.44
flat
$6.50
+89.0%
-36.9%$132.35M$161.72M-24.57350News Coverage
QMCO
Quantum
0.798 of 5 stars
$23.01
+28.0%
$5.00
-78.3%
+616.3%$111.60M$311.60M0.00900Gap Down
High Trading Volume
SILC
Silicom
2.2965 of 5 stars
$14.90
-1.3%
$20.00
+34.2%
-11.0%$100.72M$124.13M-5.03320
INVE
Identiv
3.6943 of 5 stars
$4.08
-3.1%
$7.25
+77.7%
-52.1%$97.47M$116.38M1.38330News Coverage
MKFG
Markforged
2.5384 of 5 stars
$4.17
+0.2%
$5.00
+19.9%
-55.4%$85.99M$86.89M-0.96370
OSS
One Stop Systems
1.8352 of 5 stars
$2.57
-4.5%
$5.00
+94.6%
+62.3%$54.25M$60.90M-5.12110News Coverage
ZEPP
Zepp Health
3.0706 of 5 stars
$2.99
+3.1%
$14.65
+390.0%
-49.3%$45.01M$205.23M-1.161,230Gap Down
TACT
TransAct Technologies
3.0698 of 5 stars
$4.07
+0.2%
$7.50
+84.3%
-42.9%$40.74M$72.63M-20.30120Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:ALOT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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