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Universal Security Instruments (UUU) Competitors

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$2.21 +0.01 (+0.45%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

UUU vs. TEL, ARW, AVT, ITRN, RELL, VOXX, TAIT, RBCN, OFLX, and CAT

Should you be buying Universal Security Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Security Instruments include TE Connectivity (TEL), Arrow Electronics (ARW), Avnet (AVT), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Richardson Electronics (RELL), VOXX International (VOXX), Taitron Components (TAIT), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), Omega Flex (OFLX), and Caterpillar (CAT).

Universal Security Instruments vs.

Universal Security Instruments (NYSE:UUU) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

TE Connectivity has a net margin of 20.15% compared to Universal Security Instruments' net margin of -1.13%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 18.48% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Universal Security Instruments-1.13% -4.79% -2.46%
TE Connectivity 20.15%18.48%10.20%

In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 11 more articles in the media than Universal Security Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for TE Connectivity and 1 mentions for Universal Security Instruments. Universal Security Instruments' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat TE Connectivity's score of 0.70 indicating that Universal Security Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Universal Security Instruments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TE Connectivity
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

TE Connectivity has a consensus price target of $159.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.92%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Universal Security Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Universal Security Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
TE Connectivity
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

TE Connectivity received 651 more outperform votes than Universal Security Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.70% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Universal Security Instruments an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Universal Security InstrumentsOutperform Votes
No Votes
Underperform Votes
10
100.00%
TE ConnectivityOutperform Votes
651
69.70%
Underperform Votes
283
30.30%

91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Universal Security Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Security Instruments. Universal Security Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Universal Security Instruments$21.29M0.24-$400K-$0.11-20.09
TE Connectivity$15.85B2.71$3.19B$10.2713.99

Universal Security Instruments has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TE Connectivity beats Universal Security Instruments on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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UUU vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal Security InstrumentsElectronic parts & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.11M$4.22B$9.24B$19.19B
Dividend YieldN/A3.76%2.10%3.62%
P/E Ratio-20.0910.9821.0841.30
Price / Sales0.241.104.8617.58
Price / Cash52.7023.3819.2521.28
Price / BookN/A2.444.225.32
Net Income-$400,000.00$419.99M$398.18M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-3.91%-1.95%-4.86%-3.54%
1 Month Performance2.31%1.01%-3.49%-4.73%
1 Year PerformanceN/A10.83%13.98%11.57%

Universal Security Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UUU
Universal Security Instruments
N/A$2.21
+0.5%
N/AN/A$5.11M$21.29M-20.0911
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4824 of 5 stars
$150.80
+0.5%
$159.36
+5.7%
+2.7%$45.11B$15.85B14.6787,000Analyst Upgrade
ARW
Arrow Electronics
3.3708 of 5 stars
$119.76
-0.4%
$124.25
+3.7%
-7.5%$6.30B$28.49B13.4322,100
AVT
Avnet
4.4634 of 5 stars
$54.42
+0.5%
$48.50
-10.9%
+6.7%$4.73B$23.03B14.1815,462
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
3.179 of 5 stars
$30.49
-0.6%
N/A+10.6%$606.57M$331.18M11.832,841
RELL
Richardson Electronics
2.9527 of 5 stars
$14.17
+0.1%
$13.00
-8.3%
+5.8%$203.77M$196.46M-283.20407
VOXX
VOXX International
1.1073 of 5 stars
$7.80
-2.4%
N/A-33.3%$175.54M$427.49M-7.20911News Coverage
TAIT
Taitron Components
1.5055 of 5 stars
$2.65
-1.1%
N/A-27.3%$15.95M$6.11M11.6510Analyst Forecast
RBCN
Rubicon Technology
N/A$1.75
flat
N/A+166.7%$4.17M$2M9.2110Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
OFLX
Omega Flex
1.0155 of 5 stars
$45.49
+0.5%
N/A-46.4%$0.00$111.46M25.53170
CAT
Caterpillar
4.2478 of 5 stars
$380.92
+0.1%
$374.69
-1.6%
+26.2%$183.91B$65.66B17.64113,200Analyst Forecast

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