Intevac (IVAC) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$63.98M	1.72	-$12.19M	-$0.33	-12.24
Immersion	$33.92M	8.07	$90.38M	$2.80	3.03

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion received 75 more outperform votes than Intevac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.89% of users gave Immersion an outperform vote while only 59.46% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intevac	Outperform Votes 352 59.46%	Underperform Votes 240 40.54%
Immersion	Outperform Votes 427 71.89%	Underperform Votes 167 28.11%

Do analysts recommend IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 59.20%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to IVAC or IMMR?

In the previous week, Intevac had 3 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Intevac and 3 mentions for Immersion. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Intevac's score of 0.25 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Immersion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IVAC or IMMR more profitable?

Immersion has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Intevac's net margin of -62.21%. Immersion's return on equity of 28.08% beat Intevac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intevac	-62.21%	-39.14%	-29.32%
Immersion	11.79%	28.08%	12.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, IVAC or IMMR?

Intevac has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Immersion beats Intevac on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.