RFIL vs. CAN, CRNT, VUZI, NA, ATOM, MX, MRAM, SPWR, LPTH, and REKR
Should you be buying RF Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RF Industries include Canaan (CAN), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), Vuzix (VUZI), Nano Labs (NA), Atomera (ATOM), Magnachip Semiconductor (MX), Everspin Tech (MRAM), CSLM Acquisition (SPWR), LightPath Technologies (LPTH), and Rekor Systems (REKR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
RF Industries vs. Its Competitors
RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL) and Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Canaan had 4 more articles in the media than RF Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Canaan and 1 mentions for RF Industries. RF Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Canaan's score of -0.02 indicating that RF Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RF Industries has a net margin of -1.95% compared to Canaan's net margin of -93.62%. RF Industries' return on equity of 1.63% beat Canaan's return on equity.
RF Industries currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 36.97%. Canaan has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 284.14%. Given Canaan's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Canaan is more favorable than RF Industries.
23.5% of RF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of RF Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Canaan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
RF Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canaan. RF Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canaan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RF Industries has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaan has a beta of 3.29, suggesting that its stock price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
RF Industries beats Canaan on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:RFIL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
