NSSC vs. PWFL, ESE, HLIO, GIC, DNOW, KALU, HOLI, UFPT, PLUG, and CENX
Should you be buying Napco Security Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Napco Security Technologies include PowerFleet (PWFL), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Helios Technologies (HLIO), Global Industrial (GIC), DNOW (DNOW), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Plug Power (PLUG), and Century Aluminum (CENX).
Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:PWFL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends.
Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Napco Security Technologies received 221 more outperform votes than PowerFleet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.47% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 40.87% of users gave PowerFleet an outperform vote.
Napco Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PowerFleet. PowerFleet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, PowerFleet had 2 more articles in the media than Napco Security Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PowerFleet and 8 mentions for Napco Security Technologies. Napco Security Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat PowerFleet's score of 0.52 indicating that Napco Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Napco Security Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential downside of 12.18%. PowerFleet has a consensus target price of $8.43, suggesting a potential upside of 68.23%. Given PowerFleet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.
85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of PowerFleet shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.08% compared to PowerFleet's net margin of -3.86%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 30.81% beat PowerFleet's return on equity.
Summary
Napco Security Technologies beats PowerFleet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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