Quanterix (QTRX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TRNS or QTRX?

Transcat has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TRNS or QTRX?

Transcat currently has a consensus target price of $130.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.17%. Quanterix has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 121.43%. Given Quanterix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$270.61M	3.59	$13.65M	$1.98	53.41
Quanterix	$127.95M	3.15	-$32.33M	-$1.05	-10.00

Does the media prefer TRNS or QTRX?

In the previous week, Transcat had 3 more articles in the media than Quanterix. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Transcat and 7 mentions for Quanterix. Quanterix's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Transcat's score of -0.39 indicating that Quanterix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transcat	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quanterix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRNS or QTRX?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcat	Outperform Votes 210 66.88%	Underperform Votes 104 33.12%
Quanterix	Outperform Votes 269 61.56%	Underperform Votes 168 38.44%

Is TRNS or QTRX more profitable?

Transcat has a net margin of 6.63% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -30.71%. Transcat's return on equity of 7.36% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	6.63%	7.36%	5.90%
Quanterix	-30.71%	-11.52%	-9.47%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Transcat beats Quanterix on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.