ALLT vs. LTRX, SILC, BOSC, HUBC, INTZ, WLDS, DGII, ATEN, CSCO, and IBM
Should you be buying Allot Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Allot Communications include Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Intrusion (INTZ), Wearable Devices (WLDS), Digi International (DGII), A10 Networks (ATEN), Cisco Systems (CSCO), and International Business Machines (IBM). These companies are all part of the "computer & office equipment" industry.
Allot Communications (NASDAQ:ALLT) and Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
51.5% of Allot Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Allot Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of Lantronix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 6 more articles in the media than Allot Communications. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lantronix and 2 mentions for Allot Communications. Allot Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Lantronix's score of 0.54 indicating that Allot Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Allot Communications received 206 more outperform votes than Lantronix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.88% of users gave Allot Communications an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.
Lantronix has a net margin of -4.48% compared to Allot Communications' net margin of -57.45%. Lantronix's return on equity of -8.47% beat Allot Communications' return on equity.
Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Allot Communications. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allot Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Allot Communications currently has a consensus price target of $2.83, suggesting a potential upside of 34.92%. Lantronix has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 126.06%. Given Lantronix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Allot Communications.
Allot Communications has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantronix has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lantronix beats Allot Communications on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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