RDCM vs. ALOT, INVE, TACT, KTCC, IMMR, INTT, GWH, VOXX, AXTI, and POET
Should you be buying RADCOM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RADCOM include AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Key Tronic (KTCC), Immersion (IMMR), inTEST (INTT), ESS Tech (GWH), VOXX International (VOXX), AXT (AXTI), and POET Technologies (POET).
RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, AstroNova had 1 more articles in the media than RADCOM. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AstroNova and 2 mentions for RADCOM. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat AstroNova's score of 0.44 indicating that RADCOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RADCOM presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.06%. Given RADCOM's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than AstroNova.
RADCOM has a net margin of 7.20% compared to AstroNova's net margin of 3.17%. AstroNova's return on equity of 8.28% beat RADCOM's return on equity.
RADCOM received 104 more outperform votes than AstroNova when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.16% of users gave AstroNova an outperform vote while only 69.07% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote.
48.3% of RADCOM shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.0% of AstroNova shares are held by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of AstroNova shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AstroNova has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AstroNova has higher revenue and earnings than RADCOM. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
RADCOM beats AstroNova on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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