BOSC vs. SILC, INVE, ALOT, LINK, QMCO, TACT, FOXX, INTZ, HUBC, and WETH
Should you be buying B.O.S. Better Online Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions include Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Quantum (QMCO), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Foxx Development (FOXX), Intrusion (INTZ), Hub Cyber Security (HUBC), and Wetouch Technology (WETH). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions vs. Its Competitors
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) and Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a net margin of 6.79% compared to Silicom's net margin of -22.50%. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' return on equity of 22.60% beat Silicom's return on equity.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silicom. Silicom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
15.1% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Silicom had 2 more articles in the media than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Silicom and 1 mentions for B.O.S. Better Online Solutions. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Silicom's score of -0.08 indicating that B.O.S. Better Online Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions beats Silicom on 8 of the 14 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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This page (NASDAQ:BOSC) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
