Interlink Electronics (LINK) Competitors

Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and Interlink Electronics (NASDAQ:LINK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LTRX or LINK?

39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Interlink Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.8% of Interlink Electronics shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend LTRX or LINK?

Lantronix presently has a consensus price target of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 10.47%. Interlink Electronics has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.03%. Given Interlink Electronics' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Interlink Electronics is more favorable than Lantronix.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, LTRX or LINK?

Lantronix has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interlink Electronics has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LTRX or LINK?

Interlink Electronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lantronix. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interlink Electronics, 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
Lantronix	$160.33M	0.84	-$4.52M	-$0.22	-15.77
Interlink Electronics	$11.74M	4.84	$1.26M	$0.09	97.44

Is LTRX or LINK more profitable?

Interlink Electronics has a net margin of 5.99% compared to Lantronix's net margin of -5.84%. Interlink Electronics' return on equity of 7.39% beat Lantronix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantronix	-5.84%	-7.03%	-4.14%
Interlink Electronics	5.99%	7.39%	6.93%

Does the media prefer LTRX or LINK?

In the previous week, Lantronix had 4 more articles in the media than Interlink Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lantronix and 2 mentions for Interlink Electronics. Interlink Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lantronix's score of 0.53 indicating that Interlink Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

Interlink Electronics beats Lantronix on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.