RDCM vs. ALOT, INVE, KTCC, IMMR, TACT, LINK, EVLV, MITK, UEIC, and NAAS
Should you be buying RADCOM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RADCOM include AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), Key Tronic (KTCC), Immersion (IMMR), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Mitek Systems (MITK), Universal Electronics (UEIC), and NaaS Technology (NAAS).
AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) and RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 12 more articles in the media than AstroNova. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for RADCOM and 2 mentions for AstroNova. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat AstroNova's score of 0.39 indicating that AstroNova is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than RADCOM. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AstroNova has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RADCOM has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
43.0% of AstroNova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of AstroNova shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of RADCOM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RADCOM received 107 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.26% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 69.16% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote.
RADCOM has a net margin of 7.18% compared to RADCOM's net margin of 3.17%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.28% beat AstroNova's return on equity.
RADCOM has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.78%. Given AstroNova's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RADCOM is more favorable than AstroNova.
Summary
RADCOM beats AstroNova on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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