MKFG vs. RDCM, QMCO, LTRX, SILC, ALOT, INVE, OSS, ZEPP, LINK, and TACT
Should you be buying Markforged stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markforged include RADCOM (RDCM), Quantum (QMCO), Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and TransAct Technologies (TACT). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Markforged vs.
RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) 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 media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 3 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RADCOM and 1 mentions for Markforged. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Markforged's score of 0.00 indicating that RADCOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.
48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RADCOM has a net margin of 11.42% compared to Markforged's net margin of -101.18%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.18% beat Markforged's return on equity.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RADCOM currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.98%. Markforged has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.55%. Given RADCOM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than Markforged.
RADCOM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Markforged. Markforged is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RADCOM received 334 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.26% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote.
Summary
RADCOM beats Markforged on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKFG) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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