Immersion (IMMR) Competitors

Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IVAC or IMMR?

60.3% of Intevac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Intevac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Immersion shares are held 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.

Does the media prefer IVAC or IMMR?

In the previous week, Immersion had 1 more articles in the media than Intevac. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Immersion and 1 mentions for Intevac. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Intevac's score of 1.46 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intevac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Immersion	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 IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.43%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than Intevac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intevac	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Immersion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, IVAC or IMMR?

Intevac has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IVAC or IMMR more profitable?

Immersion has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Intevac's net margin of -13.55%. Immersion's return on equity of 28.08% beat Intevac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intevac	-13.55%	-8.82%	-6.64%
Immersion	11.79%	28.08%	12.22%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intevac. Intevac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Intevac	$52.67M	1.79	-$12.19M	-$0.33	-10.58
Immersion	$33.92M	8.21	$90.38M	$2.80	3.08

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion received 74 more outperform votes than Intevac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.84% of users gave Immersion an outperform vote while only 59.56% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intevac	Outperform Votes 352 59.56%	Underperform Votes 239 40.44%
Immersion	Outperform Votes 426 71.84%	Underperform Votes 167 28.16%

Summary

Immersion beats Intevac on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.