BOSC vs. LTRX, MKFG, ALOT, OSS, SILC, INVE, QMCO, INTZ, LINK, and ZEPP
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 Lantronix (LTRX), Markforged (MKFG), AstroNova (ALOT), One Stop Systems (OSS), Silicom (SILC), Identiv (INVE), Quantum (QMCO), Intrusion (INTZ), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and Zepp Health (ZEPP). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (NASDAQ:BOSC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Lantronix has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lantronix. Lantronix 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 net margin of 6.66% compared to Lantronix's net margin of -5.84%. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' return on equity of 19.16% beat Lantronix's return on equity.
39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of B.O.S. Better Online Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lantronix currently has a consensus price target of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.47%. Given Lantronix's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lantronix is more favorable than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions.
In the previous week, Lantronix had 7 more articles in the media than B.O.S. Better Online Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lantronix and 1 mentions for B.O.S. Better Online Solutions. B.O.S. Better Online Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Lantronix's score of 0.41 indicating that B.O.S. Better Online Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions beats Lantronix on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:BOSC) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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