TACT vs. LTRX, SILC, QMCO, INVE, ALOT, MKFG, OSS, ZEPP, LINK, and BOSC
Should you be buying TransAct Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAct Technologies include Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), Quantum (QMCO), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Markforged (MKFG), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
TransAct Technologies vs.
Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
TransAct Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lantronix. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 4 more articles in the media than TransAct Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lantronix and 1 mentions for TransAct Technologies. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat TransAct Technologies' score of 0.50 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TransAct Technologies received 44 more outperform votes than Lantronix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.20% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.
Lantronix has a net margin of -3.17% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -4.24%. Lantronix's return on equity of -2.91% beat TransAct Technologies' return on equity.
Lantronix has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lantronix currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 85.19%. TransAct Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 66.30%. Given Lantronix's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than TransAct Technologies.
39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Lantronix beats TransAct Technologies on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TACT) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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