BNGO vs. OPTX, AATC, OPXS, CLIR, MSAI, DAIO, AXDX, ASTC, PRPO, and STAI
Should you be buying Bionano Genomics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bionano Genomics include Syntec Optics (OPTX), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), Optex Systems (OPXS), ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), MultiSensor AI (MSAI), Data I/O (DAIO), Accelerate Diagnostics (AXDX), Astrotech (ASTC), Precipio (PRPO), and Scantech AI Systems (STAI). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.
Bionano Genomics vs.
Syntec Optics (NASDAQ:OPTX) and Bionano Genomics (NASDAQ:BNGO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Bionano Genomics had 1 more articles in the media than Syntec Optics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bionano Genomics and 2 mentions for Syntec Optics. Syntec Optics' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Bionano Genomics' score of 0.62 indicating that Syntec Optics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
11.4% of Bionano Genomics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Syntec Optics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Bionano Genomics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Syntec Optics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bionano Genomics.
Syntec Optics has a beta of -1.25, suggesting that its share price is 225% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bionano Genomics has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bionano Genomics has a consensus price target of $44.67, indicating a potential upside of 938.76%. Given Bionano Genomics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bionano Genomics is more favorable than Syntec Optics.
Bionano Genomics received 163 more outperform votes than Syntec Optics when rated by MarketBeat users.
Syntec Optics has a net margin of 0.21% compared to Bionano Genomics' net margin of -407.34%. Syntec Optics' return on equity of 0.50% beat Bionano Genomics' return on equity.
Summary
Bionano Genomics beats Syntec Optics on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BNGO) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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