RF Industries (RFIL) Competitors

RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL) and Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RFIL or VREX?

RF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Varex Imaging. RF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Varex Imaging, 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
RF Industries	$64.86M	1.30	-$6.60M	-$0.13	-60.77
Varex Imaging	$811M	0.36	-$47.70M	-$1.03	-6.97

Does the media favor RFIL or VREX?

In the previous week, RF Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Varex Imaging. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RF Industries and 1 mentions for Varex Imaging. RF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Varex Imaging's score of 0.00 indicating that RF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RF Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Varex Imaging	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 RFIL or VREX?

RF Industries presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 43.04%. Varex Imaging has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 213.37%. Given Varex Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Varex Imaging is more favorable than RF Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RF Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Varex Imaging	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is RFIL or VREX more profitable?

RF Industries has a net margin of -1.95% compared to Varex Imaging's net margin of -5.08%. Varex Imaging's return on equity of 4.91% beat RF Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RF Industries	-1.95%	1.63%	0.78%
Varex Imaging	-5.08%	4.91%	2.16%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RFIL or VREX?

23.5% of RF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of RF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Varex Imaging shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, RFIL or VREX?

RF Industries has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Varex Imaging has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

RF Industries beats Varex Imaging on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.