Richardson Electronics (RELL) Competitors

Richardson Electronics (NASDAQ:RELL) and TESSCO Technologies (NASDAQ:TESS) 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 dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Is RELL or TESS more profitable?

Richardson Electronics has a net margin of -0.40% compared to TESSCO Technologies' net margin of -0.96%. Richardson Electronics' return on equity of -0.24% beat TESSCO Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Richardson Electronics	-0.40%	-0.24%	-0.20%
TESSCO Technologies	-0.96%	-5.99%	-2.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RELL or TESS?

Richardson Electronics received 96 more outperform votes than TESSCO Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Richardson Electronics an outperform vote while only 36.34% of users gave TESSCO Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Richardson Electronics	Outperform Votes 225 62.33%	Underperform Votes 136 37.67%
TESSCO Technologies	Outperform Votes 129 36.34%	Underperform Votes 226 63.66%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RELL or TESS?

72.0% of Richardson Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.8% of TESSCO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Richardson Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of TESSCO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RELL or TESS?

Richardson Electronics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TESSCO Technologies. Richardson Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TESSCO 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
Richardson Electronics	$196.46M	1.03	$60K	-$0.05	-282.60
TESSCO Technologies	$452.07M	0.18	-$4.35M	-$0.47	-19.13

Does the media favor RELL or TESS?

In the previous week, Richardson Electronics and Richardson Electronics both had 1 articles in the media. Richardson Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat TESSCO Technologies' score of 0.43 indicating that Richardson Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Richardson Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TESSCO Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate RELL or TESS?

Richardson Electronics currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.00%. Given Richardson Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Richardson Electronics is more favorable than TESSCO Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Richardson Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TESSCO Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, RELL or TESS?

Richardson Electronics has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TESSCO Technologies has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Richardson Electronics beats TESSCO Technologies on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.