FARO Technologies (FARO) Competitors

FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, FARO or MLAB?

FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FARO or MLAB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FARO Technologies	$342.43M	1.59	-$56.58M	-$0.48	-59.70
Mesa Laboratories	$237.75M	2.90	-$254.25M	-$46.26	-2.74

Does the media refer more to FARO or MLAB?

In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FARO Technologies and 3 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Mesa Laboratories' score of 1.03 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FARO Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mesa Laboratories	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FARO or MLAB?

FARO Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.14%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus price target of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.30%. Given FARO Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FARO Technologies is more favorable than Mesa Laboratories.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FARO Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mesa Laboratories	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is FARO or MLAB more profitable?

FARO Technologies has a net margin of -1.87% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -104.92%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 30.23% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FARO Technologies	-1.87%	-2.49%	-1.32%
Mesa Laboratories	-104.92%	30.23%	10.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FARO or MLAB?

FARO Technologies received 156 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote while only 63.17% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FARO Technologies	Outperform Votes 379 63.17%	Underperform Votes 221 36.83%
Mesa Laboratories	Outperform Votes 223 63.90%	Underperform Votes 126 36.10%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FARO or MLAB?

97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of FARO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories 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.

Summary

FARO Technologies beats Mesa Laboratories on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.