Intrusion (INTZ) Competitors

Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) and Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) 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 media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, INTZ or INVE?

Intrusion has a beta of -0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Identiv has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INTZ or INVE more profitable?

Identiv has a net margin of 113.62% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -158.40%. Intrusion's return on equity of 0.00% beat Identiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intrusion	-158.40%	N/A	-128.76%
Identiv	113.62%	-20.60%	-15.52%

Does the media favor INTZ or INVE?

In the previous week, Intrusion and Intrusion both had 2 articles in the media. Identiv's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Intrusion's score of 0.05 indicating that Identiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intrusion	Neutral
Identiv	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INTZ or INVE?

Identiv received 278 more outperform votes than Intrusion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.81% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Intrusion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intrusion	Outperform Votes 15 29.41%	Underperform Votes 36 70.59%
Identiv	Outperform Votes 293 61.81%	Underperform Votes 181 38.19%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, INTZ or INVE?

Identiv has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion. Intrusion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Identiv, 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	3.85	-$13.89M	-$2.18	-0.52
Identiv	$26.63M	2.79	-$5.49M	$3.03	1.04

Do analysts prefer INTZ or INVE?

Intrusion currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 426.32%. Identiv has a consensus target price of $6.83, indicating a potential upside of 116.24%. Given Intrusion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Identiv.

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
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INTZ or INVE?

19.4% of Intrusion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of Intrusion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Identiv beats Intrusion on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.