TransAct Technologies (TACT) Competitors

Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) and TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor KTCC or TACT?

In the previous week, Key Tronic and Key Tronic both had 1 articles in the media. Key Tronic's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat TransAct Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Key Tronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Key Tronic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TransAct Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KTCC or TACT?

TransAct Technologies received 33 more outperform votes than Key Tronic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.09% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave Key Tronic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Key Tronic	Outperform Votes 273 61.07%	Underperform Votes 174 38.93%
TransAct Technologies	Outperform Votes 306 63.09%	Underperform Votes 179 36.91%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KTCC or TACT?

40.7% of Key Tronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Key Tronic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned 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.

Is KTCC or TACT more profitable?

Key Tronic has a net margin of 0.00% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -4.24%. Key Tronic's return on equity of 0.91% beat TransAct Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Key Tronic	N/A	0.91%	0.32%
TransAct Technologies	-4.24%	-5.08%	-3.80%

Do analysts rate KTCC or TACT?

TransAct Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.97%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Key Tronic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Key Tronic	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TransAct Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KTCC or TACT?

TransAct Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct 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
Key Tronic	$559.40M	0.11	-$2.79M	-$0.01	-581.00
TransAct Technologies	$72.63M	0.55	$4.75M	-$0.20	-19.95

Which has more risk & volatility, KTCC or TACT?

Key Tronic has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TransAct Technologies beats Key Tronic on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.