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ALOT vs. RDCM, LTRX, QMCO, OSS, SILC, INVE, LINK, TACT, INTZ, and BOSC

Should you be buying AstroNova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AstroNova include Radcom (RDCM), Lantronix (LTRX), Quantum (QMCO), One Stop Systems (OSS), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), Interlink Electronics (LINK), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Intrusion (INTZ), and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

AstroNova vs. Its Competitors

AstroNova (NASDAQ:ALOT) and Radcom (NASDAQ:RDCM) are both small-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, AstroNova and AstroNova both had 4 articles in the media. Radcom's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat AstroNova's score of 0.71 indicating that Radcom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AstroNova
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Radcom
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

43.0% of AstroNova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of Radcom shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of AstroNova shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.0% of Radcom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Radcom has a net margin of 14.14% compared to AstroNova's net margin of -11.20%. Radcom's return on equity of 9.96% beat AstroNova's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AstroNova-11.20% 1.09% 0.58%
Radcom 14.14%9.96%7.42%

Radcom has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.74%. Given Radcom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Radcom is more favorable than AstroNova.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AstroNova
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Radcom
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

AstroNova has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radcom has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Radcom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AstroNova. AstroNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Radcom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AstroNova$151.28M0.48-$14.49M-$2.25-4.25
Radcom$61.01M3.70$6.97M$0.5824.88

Summary

Radcom beats AstroNova on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ALOT vs. The Competition

MetricAstroNovaTechnology Services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$73.33M$3.21B$26.96B$10.81B
Dividend YieldN/A1.69%2.84%4.81%
P/E Ratio-4.2527.2623.9730.95
Price / Sales0.4859.05887.72133.74
Price / Cash3.4656.2630.9661.86
Price / Book0.957.387.746.61
Net Income-$14.49M$27.08M$197.91M$277.10M
7 Day Performance-1.95%11.42%5.33%2.57%
1 Month Performance-6.37%2.33%0.86%3.79%
1 Year Performance-33.84%57.36%50.95%33.01%

AstroNova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALOT
AstroNova
1.3097 of 5 stars
$9.56
+0.7%
N/A-34.3%$73.33M$151.28M-4.25340News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
RDCM
Radcom
4.0855 of 5 stars
$13.80
+3.4%
$18.00
+30.4%
+36.3%$209.09M$61.01M23.79280News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LTRX
Lantronix
0.9981 of 5 stars
$4.79
+2.1%
$4.50
-6.1%
+24.3%$184.18M$122.92M-15.97350Analyst Forecast
QMCO
Quantum
2.3971 of 5 stars
$10.35
+0.6%
$19.33
+86.8%
+97.7%$137.05M$274.06M0.00900Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
OSS
One Stop Systems
2.2414 of 5 stars
$5.33
+2.9%
$6.17
+15.7%
+116.6%$113.57M$54.69M-8.20110Analyst Forecast
SILC
Silicom
1.6695 of 5 stars
$17.20
-0.6%
N/A+31.0%$98.16M$58.11M-7.54320Upcoming Earnings
INVE
Identiv
4.2132 of 5 stars
$3.85
-0.3%
$5.33
+38.5%
+7.3%$91.57M$26.63M1.27330Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
LINK
Interlink Electronics
2.2395 of 5 stars
$10.02
+12.3%
$13.00
+29.7%
+179.7%$64.95M$11.74M111.3390Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
TACT
TransAct Technologies
1.4624 of 5 stars
$4.65
+0.9%
$5.00
+7.5%
+11.3%$46.53M$43.38M-5.41120Analyst Forecast
INTZ
Intrusion
2.5132 of 5 stars
$1.98
+7.6%
$7.00
+253.5%
+161.1%$36.62M$5.77M-2.1560Gap Up
BOSC
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions
1.1046 of 5 stars
$4.99
+2.0%
N/A+64.8%$30.24M$39.95M9.6080Analyst Forecast

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