Quanterix (QTRX) Competitors

Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is TRNS or QTRX more profitable?

Transcat has a net margin of 6.22% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -30.12%. Transcat's return on equity of 7.23% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	6.22%	7.23%	5.67%
Quanterix	-30.12%	-11.74%	-9.66%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRNS or QTRX?

98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Quanterix shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Transcat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRNS or QTRX?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Transcat	$272.20M	2.95	$13.65M	$1.85	46.64
Quanterix	$135.44M	1.54	-$28.35M	-$1.03	-5.20

Do analysts prefer TRNS or QTRX?

Transcat currently has a consensus price target of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.23%. Quanterix has a consensus price target of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 240.49%. Given Quanterix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanterix is more favorable than Transcat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRNS or QTRX?

Quanterix received 61 more outperform votes than Transcat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.14% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 61.82% of users gave Quanterix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcat	Outperform Votes 211 66.14%	Underperform Votes 108 33.86%
Quanterix	Outperform Votes 272 61.82%	Underperform Votes 168 38.18%

Does the media refer more to TRNS or QTRX?

In the previous week, Transcat had 1 more articles in the media than Quanterix. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Transcat and 5 mentions for Quanterix. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Quanterix's score of 1.01 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transcat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Quanterix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TRNS or QTRX?

Transcat has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Transcat beats Quanterix on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.