Silicom (SILC) Competitors

Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, SILC or MITK?

Silicom has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SILC or MITK?

In the previous week, Mitek Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mitek Systems and 1 mentions for Silicom. Silicom's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Mitek Systems' score of 0.62 indicating that Silicom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicom	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Mitek Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SILC or MITK?

Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Silicom. Silicom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitek Systems, 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
Silicom	$58.11M	1.94	-$12M	-$2.00	-8.35
Mitek Systems	$172.08M	2.45	$3.28M	$0.09	103.44

Do analysts recommend SILC or MITK?

Silicom presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.76%. Mitek Systems has a consensus target price of $12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 38.29%. Given Mitek Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mitek Systems is more favorable than Silicom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mitek Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is SILC or MITK more profitable?

Mitek Systems has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Silicom's net margin of -20.66%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 16.53% beat Silicom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicom	-20.66%	-8.83%	-7.66%
Mitek Systems	2.59%	16.53%	8.50%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SILC or MITK?

Mitek Systems received 170 more outperform votes than Silicom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.80% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 66.72% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicom	Outperform Votes 247 68.80%	Underperform Votes 112 31.20%
Mitek Systems	Outperform Votes 417 66.72%	Underperform Votes 208 33.28%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SILC or MITK?

52.9% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Mitek Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mitek Systems beats Silicom on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.