inTEST (INTT) Competitors

inTEST (NYSE:INTT) and Frequency Electronics (NASDAQ:FEIM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer INTT or FEIM?

In the previous week, Frequency Electronics had 3 more articles in the media than inTEST. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Frequency Electronics and 1 mentions for inTEST. Frequency Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat inTEST's score of 0.33 indicating that Frequency Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
inTEST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frequency Electronics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer INTT or FEIM?

inTEST presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 86.86%. Given inTEST's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe inTEST is more favorable than Frequency Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
inTEST	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Frequency Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INTT or FEIM?

Frequency Electronics received 77 more outperform votes than inTEST when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.86% of users gave Frequency Electronics an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave inTEST an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
inTEST	Outperform Votes 8 50.00%	Underperform Votes 8 50.00%
Frequency Electronics	Outperform Votes 85 59.86%	Underperform Votes 57 40.14%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INTT or FEIM?

inTEST has higher revenue and earnings than Frequency Electronics. Frequency Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than inTEST, 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
inTEST	$121.97M	0.79	$9.34M	$0.23	33.74
Frequency Electronics	$60.19M	2.90	$5.59M	$0.82	22.23

Is INTT or FEIM more profitable?

Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 13.02% compared to inTEST's net margin of 2.33%. Frequency Electronics' return on equity of 21.44% beat inTEST's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
inTEST	2.33%	5.31%	3.42%
Frequency Electronics	13.02%	21.44%	9.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, INTT or FEIM?

inTEST has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INTT or FEIM?

63.2% of inTEST shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of inTEST shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Frequency Electronics beats inTEST on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.