MKFG vs. IMMR, RDCM, ALOT, INVE, TACT, PANW, FTNT, LOGI, XRX, and CRSR
Should you be buying Markforged stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markforged include Immersion (IMMR), RADCOM (RDCM), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Fortinet (FTNT), Logitech International (LOGI), Xerox (XRX), and Corsair Gaming (CRSR). These companies are all part of the "computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Immersion had 3 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Immersion and 1 mentions for Markforged. Markforged's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Immersion's score of 0.00 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Immersion has a net margin of 62.74% compared to Immersion's net margin of -133.52%. Markforged's return on equity of 24.50% beat Immersion's return on equity.
Immersion currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.05%. Markforged has a consensus price target of $1.33, suggesting a potential upside of 205.39%. Given Immersion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Markforged is more favorable than Immersion.
Immersion has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Markforged. Markforged is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Immersion has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Immersion received 412 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.77% of users gave Immersion an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote.
60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Immersion shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Immersion beats Markforged on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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