EVLV vs. MITK, SSYS, IMMR, PERI, BLND, AOSL, PLPC, CASS, ATEX, and SMWB
Should you be buying Evolv Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolv Technologies include Mitek Systems (MITK), Stratasys (SSYS), Immersion (IMMR), Perion Network (PERI), Blend Labs (BLND), Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOSL), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), Cass Information Systems (CASS), Anterix (ATEX), and Similarweb (SMWB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Evolv Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than Mitek Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Evolv Technologies and 2 mentions for Mitek Systems. Mitek Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Evolv Technologies' score of 0.08 indicating that Mitek Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Evolv Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 86.86%. Mitek Systems has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.00%. Given Evolv Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than Mitek Systems.
Mitek Systems received 394 more outperform votes than Evolv Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.89% of users gave Evolv Technologies an outperform vote while only 66.56% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote.
Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Mitek Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolv Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Mitek Systems has a net margin of -1.97% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -132.13%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 13.13% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Evolv Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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