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Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU) Competitors

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$42.58 +1.42 (+3.45%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

KEQU vs. QTRX, AEHR, NAUT, SENS, QSI, SEER, FEIM, AKYA, MASS, and OWLT

Should you be buying Kewaunee Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kewaunee Scientific include Quanterix (QTRX), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), Senseonics (SENS), Quantum-Si (QSI), Seer (SEER), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Akoya Biosciences (AKYA), 908 Devices (MASS), and Owlet (OWLT). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

Kewaunee Scientific vs.

Kewaunee Scientific (NASDAQ:KEQU) and Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Quanterix had 11 more articles in the media than Kewaunee Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Quanterix and 2 mentions for Kewaunee Scientific. Kewaunee Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Quanterix's score of 0.30 indicating that Kewaunee Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kewaunee Scientific
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Quanterix
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

32.7% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Quanterix shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Kewaunee Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Kewaunee Scientific has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Kewaunee Scientific has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -30.71%. Kewaunee Scientific's return on equity of 25.87% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kewaunee Scientific9.13% 25.87% 9.96%
Quanterix -30.71%-11.52%-9.47%

Quanterix received 129 more outperform votes than Kewaunee Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.29% of users gave Kewaunee Scientific an outperform vote while only 61.56% of users gave Quanterix an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Kewaunee ScientificOutperform Votes
140
68.29%
Underperform Votes
65
31.71%
QuanterixOutperform Votes
269
61.56%
Underperform Votes
168
38.44%

Quanterix has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 110.98%. Given Quanterix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanterix is more favorable than Kewaunee Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kewaunee Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Quanterix
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Kewaunee Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Quanterix. Quanterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kewaunee Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kewaunee Scientific$203.76M0.60$18.75M$6.236.83
Quanterix$122.37M3.46-$32.33M-$1.05-10.50

Summary

Kewaunee Scientific beats Quanterix on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KEQU vs. The Competition

MetricKewaunee ScientificLaboratory apparatus & furniture IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$118.20M$118.20M$24.07B$8.89B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.76%4.06%
P/E Ratio6.833.42220.9013.30
Price / Sales0.600.303,397.9181.01
Price / Cash32.3132.3132.7036.03
Price / Book3.133.136.815.74
Net Income$18.75M$385,000.00$658.94M$225.93M
7 Day Performance11.79%11.79%0.18%-1.32%
1 Month Performance29.54%29.54%0.76%0.60%
1 Year Performance139.75%139.75%18.84%26.23%

Kewaunee Scientific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KEQU
Kewaunee Scientific
1.1692 of 5 stars
$42.58
+3.4%
N/A+136.4%$122.21M$203.76M6.831,006Positive News
Gap Up
QTRX
Quanterix
2.4285 of 5 stars
$11.02
-0.4%
$23.25
+111.0%
-52.5%$422.95M$122.37M0.00460
AEHR
Aehr Test Systems
2.1758 of 5 stars
$11.27
+1.0%
$25.00
+121.8%
-56.6%$333.93M$66.22M11.5090
NAUT
Nautilus Biotechnology
1.7398 of 5 stars
$2.34
+4.5%
$4.50
+92.3%
-15.8%$293.81MN/A0.00130
SENS
Senseonics
1.5915 of 5 stars
$0.31
-3.6%
$2.00
+553.6%
-45.2%$181.35M$22.39M-2.4890Gap Down
QSI
Quantum-Si
2.5603 of 5 stars
$1.25
-10.1%
$3.25
+160.0%
-12.0%$177.95M$1.08M-2.17150Options Volume
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SEER
Seer
2.1857 of 5 stars
$2.29
+0.4%
$3.00
+31.0%
+30.9%$135.04M$16.66M0.00160
FEIM
Frequency Electronics
2.5737 of 5 stars
$13.12
+1.0%
N/A+58.5%$125.56M$55.27M21.16200
AKYA
Akoya Biosciences
1.7042 of 5 stars
$2.16
flat
$5.43
+151.3%
-50.8%$107.05M$96.63M0.0090Analyst Forecast
MASS
908 Devices
2.772 of 5 stars
$2.56
+3.2%
$8.00
+212.5%
-61.8%$89.14M$50.23M0.0060
OWLT
Owlet
1.1758 of 5 stars
$4.41
flat
N/A-25.3%$70.74M$54M0.00106

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This page (NASDAQ:KEQU) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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