Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) Competitors

SiTime (NASDAQ:SITM) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SITM or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies received 170 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.07% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 61.52% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SiTime	Outperform Votes 113 68.07%	Underperform Votes 53 31.93%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 283 61.52%	Underperform Votes 177 38.48%

Does the media prefer SITM or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than SiTime. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 14 mentions for SiTime. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.58 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SiTime	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Napco Security Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, SITM or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SiTime. SiTime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, 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
SiTime	$202.70M	16.09	-$93.60M	-$4.05	-34.13
Napco Security Technologies	$186.53M	4.22	$49.82M	$1.30	16.65

Which has more risk & volatility, SITM or NSSC?

SiTime has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SITM or NSSC?

SiTime presently has a consensus target price of $232.00, indicating a potential upside of 67.82%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.05%. Given SiTime's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SiTime is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is SITM or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.94% compared to SiTime's net margin of -46.18%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 27.65% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiTime	-46.18%	-10.12%	-7.86%
Napco Security Technologies	25.94%	27.65%	23.74%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SITM or NSSC?

84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Napco Security Technologies beats SiTime on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.