QTRX vs. TRNS, CTKB, LAB, EYPT, AEHR, SENS, ALNT, QSI, NAUT, and FEIM
Should you be buying Quanterix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quanterix include Transcat (TRNS), Cytek Biosciences (CTKB), Standard BioTools (LAB), EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (EYPT), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Senseonics (SENS), Allient (ALNT), Quantum-Si (QSI), Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), and Frequency Electronics (FEIM). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.
Quanterix vs.
Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) and Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Quanterix had 8 more articles in the media than Transcat. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Quanterix and 4 mentions for Transcat. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Quanterix's score of 0.25 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
86.5% of Quanterix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Quanterix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Transcat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Quanterix has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Transcat has higher revenue and earnings than Quanterix. Quanterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Quanterix received 59 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.88% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 61.56% of users gave Quanterix an outperform vote.
Quanterix currently has a consensus price target of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 162.12%. Transcat has a consensus price target of $130.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.81%. Given Quanterix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Quanterix is more favorable than Transcat.
Transcat has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -30.12%. Transcat's return on equity of 7.36% beat Quanterix's return on equity.
Summary
Transcat beats Quanterix on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:QTRX) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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