AudioCodes (AUDC) Competitors

AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AUDC or NSSC?

AudioCodes received 77 more outperform votes than Napco Security Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.49% of users gave AudioCodes an outperform vote while only 61.34% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AudioCodes	Outperform Votes 361 71.49%	Underperform Votes 144 28.51%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 284 61.34%	Underperform Votes 179 38.66%

Is AUDC or NSSC a better dividend stock?

AudioCodes pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Napco Security Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. AudioCodes pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Napco Security Technologies pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Napco Security Technologies has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer AUDC or NSSC?

AudioCodes currently has a consensus price target of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.56%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus price target of $32.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.78%. Given AudioCodes' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AudioCodes is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AudioCodes	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AUDC or NSSC?

68.1% of AudioCodes shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, AUDC or NSSC?

AudioCodes has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AUDC or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.94% compared to AudioCodes' net margin of 6.32%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 27.65% beat AudioCodes' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AudioCodes	6.32%	10.47%	5.92%
Napco Security Technologies	25.94%	27.65%	23.74%

Which has better earnings & valuation, AUDC or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AudioCodes. AudioCodes 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AudioCodes	$242.47M	1.10	$15.31M	$0.56	16.00
Napco Security Technologies	$181.23M	5.57	$49.82M	$1.22	23.20

Does the media refer more to AUDC or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 30 more articles in the media than AudioCodes. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 0 mentions for AudioCodes. AudioCodes' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.17 indicating that AudioCodes is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AudioCodes	Positive
Napco Security Technologies	Neutral

Summary

Napco Security Technologies beats AudioCodes on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.