IVAC vs. MNTX, SOTK, ASYS, YIBO, DHX, CMCM, STG, ELVA, SATL, and LICY
Should you be buying Intevac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intevac include Manitex International (MNTX), Sono-Tek (SOTK), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Planet Image International (YIBO), DHI Group (DHX), Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), Sunlands Technology Group (STG), Electrovaya (ELVA), Satellogic (SATL), and Li-Cycle (LICY).
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Manitex International has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Manitex International's net margin of -19.52%. Intevac's return on equity of 19.42% beat Manitex International's return on equity.
Intevac received 37 more outperform votes than Manitex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 61.43% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Intevac shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Intevac shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intevac has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Manitex International currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.14%. Given Intevac's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitex International is more favorable than Intevac.
Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Intevac. Intevac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Manitex International had 8 more articles in the media than Intevac. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Manitex International and 1 mentions for Intevac. Intevac's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Manitex International's score of 0.63 indicating that Manitex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Manitex International beats Intevac on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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