LTRX vs. SILC, ZFOX, REKR, GWH, SATL, TRVG, HBIO, GEOS, VOXX, and AXTI
Should you be buying Lantronix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lantronix include Silicom (SILC), ZeroFox (ZFOX), Rekor Systems (REKR), ESS Tech (GWH), Satellogic (SATL), trivago (TRVG), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), VOXX International (VOXX), and AXT (AXTI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Lantronix has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lantronix has a net margin of -4.48% compared to Silicom's net margin of -9.80%. Silicom's return on equity of -5.97% beat Lantronix's return on equity.
Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Silicom. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silicom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lantronix received 4 more outperform votes than Silicom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.37% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.
Lantronix presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 111.97%. Silicom has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.21%. Given Lantronix's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Silicom.
39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Silicom shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Silicom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 7 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lantronix and 0 mentions for Silicom. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Silicom's score of 0.00 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Lantronix beats Silicom on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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