Intrusion (INTZ) Competitors

Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INTZ or LTRX?

19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Intrusion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is INTZ or LTRX more profitable?

Lantronix has a net margin of -5.84% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -119.32%. Lantronix's return on equity of -7.03% beat Intrusion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intrusion	-119.32%	-154.60%	-61.19%
Lantronix	-5.84%	-7.03%	-4.14%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, INTZ or LTRX?

Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intrusion, 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
Intrusion	$5.77M	6.35	-$7.79M	-$0.92	-2.00
Lantronix	$143.16M	1.01	-$4.52M	-$0.22	-16.86

Does the media prefer INTZ or LTRX?

In the previous week, Lantronix had 5 more articles in the media than Intrusion. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lantronix and 6 mentions for Intrusion. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Intrusion's score of 0.03 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intrusion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lantronix	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, INTZ or LTRX?

Intrusion has a beta of -1.5, meaning that its share price is 250% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend INTZ or LTRX?

Intrusion currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 253.26%. Lantronix has a consensus price target of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.32%. Given Intrusion's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Lantronix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intrusion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lantronix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Lantronix beats Intrusion on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.