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DAIO vs. ODYS, OPXS, PRPO, AATC, and CLIR

Should you buy Data I/O stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Data I/O with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Data I/O include Odysight.ai (ODYS), Optex Systems (OPXS), Precipio (PRPO), Autoscope Technologies (AATC), and ClearSign Technologies (CLIR). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.

How does Data I/O compare to Odysight.ai?

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) and Odysight.ai (NASDAQ:ODYS) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Data I/O currently has a consensus price target of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 75.60%. Odysight.ai has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 121.24%. Given Odysight.ai's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Odysight.ai is more favorable than Data I/O.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Odysight.ai	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Odysight.ai shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Data I/O shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.9% of Odysight.ai shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Odysight.ai had 6 more articles in the media than Data I/O. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Odysight.ai and 8 mentions for Data I/O. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Odysight.ai's score of 0.42 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Data I/O	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Odysight.ai	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Data I/O has higher revenue and earnings than Odysight.ai. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Odysight.ai, 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
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.27	-$5.24M	-$0.54	N/A
Odysight.ai	$3.02M	24.52	-$17.03M	-$1.07	N/A

Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Odysight.ai has a beta of -0.52, meaning that its stock price is 152% less volatile than the broader market.

Data I/O has a net margin of -23.19% compared to Odysight.ai's net margin of -565.01%. Data I/O's return on equity of -31.01% beat Odysight.ai's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data I/O	-23.19%	-31.01%	-21.80%
Odysight.ai	-565.01%	-55.44%	-49.27%

Summary

Data I/O beats Odysight.ai on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Data I/O compare to Optex Systems?

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) and Optex Systems (NASDAQ:OPXS) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Optex Systems has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Optex Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Data I/O. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Optex Systems, 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
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.27	-$5.24M	-$0.54	N/A
Optex Systems	$41.18M	1.90	$5.15M	$0.59	19.02

In the previous week, Data I/O had 3 more articles in the media than Optex Systems. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Data I/O and 5 mentions for Optex Systems. Optex Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Data I/O's score of 0.97 indicating that Optex Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Data I/O	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Optex Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

37.0% of Data I/O shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Optex Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Data I/O shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Optex Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Optex Systems has a net margin of 10.00% compared to Data I/O's net margin of -23.19%. Optex Systems' return on equity of 19.33% beat Data I/O's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data I/O	-23.19%	-31.01%	-21.80%
Optex Systems	10.00%	19.33%	15.82%

Data I/O presently has a consensus price target of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 75.60%. Given Data I/O's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Optex Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Optex Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Optex Systems beats Data I/O on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Data I/O compare to Precipio?

Precipio (NASDAQ:PRPO) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Precipio has a net margin of -1.51% compared to Data I/O's net margin of -23.19%. Precipio's return on equity of -2.78% beat Data I/O's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Precipio	-1.51%	-2.78%	-1.84%
Data I/O	-23.19%	-31.01%	-21.80%

Precipio has higher revenue and earnings than Data I/O. Precipio is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data I/O, 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
Precipio	$24.05M	2.12	-$360K	-$0.25	N/A
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.27	-$5.24M	-$0.54	N/A

10.5% of Precipio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Data I/O shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Precipio shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Data I/O shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Data I/O had 1 more articles in the media than Precipio. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Data I/O and 7 mentions for Precipio. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Precipio's score of 0.61 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Precipio	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Data I/O	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Data I/O has a consensus price target of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 75.60%. Given Data I/O's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Precipio.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Precipio	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Precipio has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Precipio beats Data I/O on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Data I/O compare to Autoscope Technologies?

Autoscope Technologies (NASDAQ:AATC) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Autoscope Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Data I/O. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoscope 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
Autoscope Technologies	$12.89M	2.37	$6.62M	$0.25	22.22
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.27	-$5.24M	-$0.54	N/A

In the previous week, Data I/O had 8 more articles in the media than Autoscope Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Data I/O and 0 mentions for Autoscope Technologies. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Autoscope Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Autoscope Technologies	Neutral
Data I/O	Positive

Data I/O has a consensus price target of $5.11, indicating a potential upside of 75.60%. Given Data I/O's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Data I/O is more favorable than Autoscope Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoscope Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Autoscope Technologies has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Autoscope Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Data I/O shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Autoscope Technologies has a net margin of 37.59% compared to Data I/O's net margin of -23.19%. Autoscope Technologies' return on equity of 27.06% beat Data I/O's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoscope Technologies	37.59%	27.06%	23.97%
Data I/O	-23.19%	-31.01%	-21.80%

Summary

Data I/O beats Autoscope Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Data I/O compare to ClearSign Technologies?

Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Data I/O has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ClearSign 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
Data I/O	$21.50M	1.27	-$5.24M	-$0.54	N/A
ClearSign Technologies	$5.23M	5.37	-$5.50M	-$1.20	N/A

In the previous week, Data I/O had 6 more articles in the media than ClearSign Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Data I/O and 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of 0.94 indicating that Data I/O is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Data I/O	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ClearSign Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Data I/O currently has a consensus price target of $5.11, indicating a potential upside of 75.60%. ClearSign Technologies has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 284.62%. Given ClearSign Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Data I/O.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data I/O	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
ClearSign Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Data I/O has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

37.0% of Data I/O shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Data I/O shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Data I/O has a net margin of -23.19% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -105.01%. Data I/O's return on equity of -31.01% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data I/O	-23.19%	-31.01%	-21.80%
ClearSign Technologies	-105.01%	-53.54%	-40.94%

Summary

Data I/O beats ClearSign Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DAIO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Data I/O	ELEC Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$27.33M	$7.39B	$39.51B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.61%	3.20%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-5.39	46.64	163.78	25.59
Price / Sales	1.27	3.69	623.79	63.24
Price / Cash	N/A	29.87	47.82	55.34
Price / Book	2.02	3.40	9.56	6.70
Net Income	-$5.24M	$186.45M	$1.03B	$333.77M
7 Day Performance	2.83%	4.58%	0.39%	0.45%
1 Month Performance	18.78%	8.70%	9.60%	4.06%
1 Year Performance	16.87%	73.66%	164.81%	36.24%

Data I/O Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DAIO Data I/O	4.0008 of 5 stars	$2.91 +5.1%	$5.11 +75.6%	+7.8%	$27.33M	$21.50M	N/A	100	News Coverage Earnings Report High Trading Volume
ODYS Odysight.ai	2.8224 of 5 stars	$4.53 -1.3%	$10.00 +120.8%	-15.9%	$75.09M	$3.02M	N/A	40	News Coverage Earnings Report Short Interest Decrease
OPXS Optex Systems	2.4503 of 5 stars	$10.91 +0.8%	N/A	+43.1%	$75.06M	$41.34M	16.53	80	News Coverage Positive News Earnings Report
PRPO Precipio	1.2235 of 5 stars	$32.37 +9.0%	N/A	+310.0%	$53.01M	$24.05M	N/A	60	News Coverage Earnings Report
AATC Autoscope Technologies	N/A	$5.31 -2.6%	N/A	-27.9%	$29.26M	$12.89M	6.03	40	News Coverage

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Data I/O (DAIO) Competitors

DAIO vs. ODYS, OPXS, PRPO, AATC, and CLIR

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Data I/O (DAIO) Competitors

DAIO vs. ODYS, OPXS, PRPO, AATC, and CLIR

How does Data I/O compare to Odysight.ai?

Do analysts prefer DAIO or ODYS?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DAIO or ODYS?

Does the media refer more to DAIO or ODYS?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DAIO or ODYS?

Which has more risk and volatility, DAIO or ODYS?

Is DAIO or ODYS more profitable?

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How does Data I/O compare to Optex Systems?

Which has more volatility and risk, DAIO or OPXS?

Which has better valuation & earnings, DAIO or OPXS?

Does the media favor DAIO or OPXS?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DAIO or OPXS?

Is DAIO or OPXS more profitable?

Do analysts recommend DAIO or OPXS?

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How does Data I/O compare to Precipio?

Is PRPO or DAIO more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PRPO or DAIO?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PRPO or DAIO?

Does the media favor PRPO or DAIO?

Do analysts recommend PRPO or DAIO?

Which has more volatility & risk, PRPO or DAIO?

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How does Data I/O compare to Autoscope Technologies?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AATC or DAIO?

Does the media refer more to AATC or DAIO?

Do analysts prefer AATC or DAIO?

Which has more risk and volatility, AATC or DAIO?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AATC or DAIO?

Is AATC or DAIO more profitable?

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How does Data I/O compare to ClearSign Technologies?

Which has better earnings & valuation, DAIO or CLIR?

Does the media refer more to DAIO or CLIR?

Do analysts prefer DAIO or CLIR?

Which has more volatility & risk, DAIO or CLIR?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DAIO or CLIR?

Is DAIO or CLIR more profitable?

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