AstroNova (ALOT) Competitors $8.23 +0.13 (+1.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.22 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ALOT vs. RDCM, KOPN, MKFG, SILC, LTRX, QMCO, INVE, OSS, LINK, and TACTShould you be buying AstroNova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AstroNova include RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), Lantronix (LTRX), Quantum (QMCO), Identiv (INVE), One Stop Systems (OSS), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and TransAct Technologies (TACT). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry. AstroNova vs. RADCOM Kopin Markforged Silicom Lantronix Quantum Identiv One Stop Systems Interlink Electronics TransAct Technologies AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) and RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ALOT or RDCM? RADCOM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AstroNova. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAstroNova$153.52M0.40$4.69M$0.5016.46RADCOM$61.01M2.88$6.97M$0.4425.48 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALOT or RDCM? RADCOM received 106 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.71% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote while only 70.26% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAstroNovaOutperform Votes23970.71% Underperform Votes9929.29% RADCOMOutperform Votes34570.26% Underperform Votes14629.74% Do analysts prefer ALOT or RDCM? RADCOM has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.73%. 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 AstroNova 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00RADCOM 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALOT or RDCM? 43.0% of AstroNova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of RADCOM shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of AstroNova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of RADCOM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to ALOT or RDCM? In the previous week, AstroNova had 7 more articles in the media than RADCOM. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AstroNova and 2 mentions for RADCOM. AstroNova's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat RADCOM's score of -0.04 indicating that AstroNova is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment AstroNova Positive RADCOM Neutral Is ALOT or RDCM more profitable? RADCOM has a net margin of 11.42% compared to AstroNova's net margin of 2.49%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.18% beat AstroNova's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AstroNova2.49% 5.21% 3.20% RADCOM 11.42%8.18%6.11% Which has more risk & volatility, ALOT or RDCM? AstroNova has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RADCOM has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRADCOM beats AstroNova on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get AstroNova News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALOT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAstroNovaComputer peripheral equipment IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$61.96M$12.92B$7.02B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A5.65%2.70%4.32%P/E Ratio16.4624.2729.7317.81Price / Sales0.403.22154.9494.60Price / Cash7.4528.3231.6134.64Price / Book0.685.534.564.00Net Income$4.69M$188.53M$195.82M$247.23M7 Day Performance-7.53%5.04%5.28%7.26%1 Month Performance-24.08%-4.17%-6.34%-6.26%1 Year Performance-50.92%-14.03%2.98%-0.18% AstroNova Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALOTAstroNova2.5233 of 5 stars$8.23+1.6%N/A-53.2%$61.96M$153.52M16.46340Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpRDCMRADCOM3.3143 of 5 stars$10.54-1.3%$16.00+51.8%+18.5%$165.08M$61.01M23.96280Short Interest ↑News CoverageKOPNKopin1.8261 of 5 stars$0.80+1.3%$2.63+228.1%-41.2%$127.06M$44.27M-1.95180Short Interest ↑MKFGMarkforged1.0747 of 5 stars$4.53-1.3%$5.00+10.4%-29.2%$94.01M$85.09M-1.04370Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSILCSilicom3.0915 of 5 stars$13.12-2.1%$20.00+52.4%-8.9%$88.64M$58.11M-6.56320Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsLTRXLantronix2.2586 of 5 stars$1.99-1.0%$6.00+201.5%-38.1%$77.19M$155.84M-15.31350Short Interest ↑Gap DownQMCOQuantum1.8738 of 5 stars$11.25-0.9%$19.00+68.9%+29.9%$73.43M$285.87M0.00900Gap UpINVEIdentiv3.3765 of 5 stars$2.93-2.0%$6.83+133.2%-37.3%$68.92M$26.63M0.96330Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpOSSOne Stop Systems2.2135 of 5 stars$2.03flat$4.50+121.7%-29.4%$41.26M$54.69M-4.06110Short Interest ↑Gap DownLINKInterlink Electronics1.1254 of 5 stars$5.75-1.9%N/A-12.1%$37.27M$11.68M63.8990Short Interest ↓TACTTransAct Technologies3.6343 of 5 stars$3.62+3.7%$7.50+107.2%-23.9%$36.49M$43.38M-18.10120Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RADCOM Competitors Kopin Competitors Markforged Competitors Silicom Competitors Lantronix Competitors Quantum Competitors Identiv Competitors One Stop Systems Competitors Interlink Electronics Competitors TransAct Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ALOT) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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