MKFG vs. RDCM, KOPN, QMCO, LTRX, SILC, ALOT, INVE, OSS, LINK, and ZEPP
Should you be buying Markforged stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markforged include RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Quantum (QMCO), Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), One Stop Systems (OSS), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and Zepp Health (ZEPP). 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 4 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RADCOM and 2 mentions for Markforged. Markforged's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat RADCOM's score of 0.27 indicating that Markforged is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RADCOM received 328 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.90% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote.
RADCOM has a net margin of 12.44% compared to Markforged's net margin of -101.18%. RADCOM's return on equity of 8.90% beat Markforged's return on equity.
RADCOM currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.43%. Markforged has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.72%. Given Markforged's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Markforged is more favorable than RADCOM.
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.
Summary
RADCOM beats Markforged on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKFG) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
