BOSC vs. MKFG, OSS, TACT, ZEPP, LINK, INTZ, HUBC, SCKT, WLDS, and STK
Should you be buying B.O.S. Better Online Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions include Markforged (MKFG), One Stop Systems (OSS), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Intrusion (INTZ), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Socket Mobile (SCKT), Wearable Devices (WLDS), and Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions vs.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.93%. Markforged has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.51%. Given Markforged's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Markforged is more favorable than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions.
In the previous week, B.O.S. Better Online Solutions and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions both had 2 articles in the media. Markforged's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' score of 0.79 indicating that Markforged is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Markforged. Markforged is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a net margin of 5.55% compared to Markforged's net margin of -101.18%. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' return on equity of 11.31% beat Markforged's return on equity.
15.1% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions received 101 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.50% of users gave B.O.S. Better Online Solutions an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote.
Summary
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions beats Markforged on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BOSC) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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