CTS vs. KN, CSGS, COHU, ACMR, PAR, VICR, ZUO, EVBG, NTCT, and EXTR
Should you be buying CTS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CTS include Knowles (KN), CSG Systems International (CSGS), Cohu (COHU), ACM Research (ACMR), PAR Technology (PAR), Vicor (VICR), Zuora (ZUO), Everbridge (EVBG), NetScout Systems (NTCT), and Extreme Networks (EXTR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
CTS (NYSE:CTS) and Knowles (NYSE:KN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
Knowles has higher revenue and earnings than CTS. Knowles is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CTS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, CTS had 5 more articles in the media than Knowles. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for CTS and 26 mentions for Knowles. Knowles' average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat CTS's score of 0.04 indicating that Knowles is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.9% of CTS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.4% of Knowles shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of CTS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Knowles 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.
CTS presently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential downside of 9.98%. Knowles has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.46%. Given Knowles' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Knowles is more favorable than CTS.
Knowles received 62 more outperform votes than CTS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.60% of users gave CTS an outperform vote while only 62.92% of users gave Knowles an outperform vote.
CTS has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Knowles has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CTS has a net margin of 11.00% compared to Knowles' net margin of 10.23%. CTS's return on equity of 13.41% beat Knowles' return on equity.
Summary
CTS beats Knowles on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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