ALOT vs. RDCM, KOPN, LTRX, SILC, QMCO, 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), Silicom (SILC), Quantum (QMCO), 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.
RADCOM has a net margin of 12.44% compared to AstroNova's net margin of 2.49%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.90% beat AstroNova's return on equity.
AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than RADCOM. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of AstroNova shares are owned 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.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstroNova has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
RADCOM currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.72%. Given RADCOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than AstroNova.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 7 more articles in the media than AstroNova. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for RADCOM and 0 mentions for AstroNova. AstroNova's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat RADCOM's score of 0.41 indicating that AstroNova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RADCOM received 110 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.90% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 69.82% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote.
Summary
RADCOM beats AstroNova on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ALOT) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff