LTRX vs. MITK, ALLT, KOPN, DDD, RDCM, OSS, SILC, INVE, ALOT, and QMCO
Should you be buying Lantronix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lantronix include Mitek Systems (MITK), Allot (ALLT), Kopin (KOPN), 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), One Stop Systems (OSS), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), and Quantum (QMCO). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Lantronix vs. Its Competitors
Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Mitek Systems currently has a consensus target price of $12.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.79%. Lantronix has a consensus target price of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 5.02%. Given Mitek Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mitek Systems is more favorable than Lantronix.
In the previous week, Mitek Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Lantronix. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mitek Systems and 4 mentions for Lantronix. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Mitek Systems' score of 0.40 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mitek Systems has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Lantronix's net margin of -5.84%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 17.26% beat Lantronix's return on equity.
83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Lantronix. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitek Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Lantronix on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:LTRX) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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