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Universal Security Instruments (UUU) Competitors

$2.16 +0.05 (+2.37%)
(As of 01:20 PM ET)

UUU vs. TEL, ARW, AVT, ITRN, RELL, VOXX, TAIT, GENC, JCSE, and OFLX

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), Gencor Industries (GENC), JE Cleantech (JCSE), and Omega Flex (OFLX).

Universal Security Instruments vs.

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

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
TE Connectivity20.15% 18.48% 10.20%
Universal Security Instruments -1.13%-4.82%-2.76%

TE Connectivity received 648 more outperform votes than Universal Security Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.68% of users gave TE Connectivity an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Universal Security Instruments an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TE ConnectivityOutperform Votes
648
69.68%
Underperform Votes
282
30.32%
Universal Security InstrumentsOutperform Votes
No Votes
Underperform Votes
7
100.00%

TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Security Instruments has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

TE Connectivity currently has a consensus target price of $159.55, indicating a potential upside of 6.24%. 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
TE Connectivity
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Universal Security Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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
TE Connectivity$15.85B2.84$3.19B$10.2714.62
Universal Security Instruments$19.90MN/A-$400K-$0.11-19.64

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

In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 16 more articles in the media than Universal Security Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for TE Connectivity and 4 mentions for Universal Security Instruments. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Universal Security Instruments' score of 0.84 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TE Connectivity
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Universal Security Instruments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

TE Connectivity beats Universal Security Instruments on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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UUU vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal Security InstrumentsElectronic parts & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market CapN/A$5.66B$9.64B$20.10B
Dividend YieldN/A3.87%2.03%3.49%
P/E Ratio-19.6411.1319.9037.65
Price / SalesN/A1.174.9818.50
Price / Cash49.2617.0020.3021.28
Price / BookN/A1.554.024.64
Net Income-$400,000.00$462.62M$415.30M$985.06M
7 Day Performance2.61%0.50%-0.57%1.43%
1 Month Performance52.11%2.15%2.41%2.09%
1 Year PerformanceN/A-4.18%30.41%26.15%

Universal Security Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UUU
Universal Security Instruments
N/A$2.16
+2.4%
N/AN/A$0.00$19.90M-19.6411Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.4937 of 5 stars
$150.18
+1.6%
$159.55
+6.2%
+12.7%$44.93B$15.85B14.4087,000Dividend Announcement
ARW
Arrow Electronics
2.8295 of 5 stars
$117.14
+2.6%
$124.25
+6.1%
-7.5%$6.16B$33.11B12.7422,100Positive News
AVT
Avnet
4.3274 of 5 stars
$53.97
+2.0%
$48.50
-10.1%
+10.3%$4.69B$23.76B13.8515,462Analyst Revision
Positive News
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
2.2233 of 5 stars
$28.95
+6.2%
N/A+9.5%$575.82M$319.98M10.692,841News Coverage
RELL
Richardson Electronics
2.9524 of 5 stars
$14.31
+1.3%
$13.00
-9.2%
+19.2%$205.78M$196.46M-282.60407Positive News
VOXX
VOXX International
2.2738 of 5 stars
$7.42
+11.4%
N/A-38.2%$166.95M$468.91M-6.44911
TAIT
Taitron Components
2.7546 of 5 stars
$2.63
+0.8%
N/A-23.5%$15.83M$6.11M11.3310Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
GENC
Gencor Industries
N/A$21.27
-0.3%
N/A+48.8%$0.00$105.07M19.35370
JCSE
JE Cleantech
N/A$1.15
-1.3%
N/A+57.4%$0.00$13.67M0.00103
OFLX
Omega Flex
1.2659 of 5 stars
$49.29
-0.2%
N/A-28.1%$0.00$111.46M27.28170

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