LTRX vs. EVLV, MITK, DDD, RDCM, KOPN, SILC, QMCO, ALOT, INVE, and MKFG
Should you be buying Lantronix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lantronix include Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Mitek Systems (MITK), 3D Systems (DDD), RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Silicom (SILC), Quantum (QMCO), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), and Markforged (MKFG). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Lantronix vs.
Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Evolv Technologies and Evolv Technologies both had 5 articles in the media. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Evolv Technologies' score of 0.68 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lantronix has a net margin of -3.17% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -21.42%. Lantronix's return on equity of -2.91% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.
Evolv Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $5.60, indicating a potential upside of 75.55%. Lantronix has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Lantronix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Evolv Technologies.
Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lantronix received 251 more outperform votes than Evolv Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.71% of users gave Evolv Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.
Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolv Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lantronix beats Evolv Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LTRX) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
