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Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors

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ELSE vs. QMCO, ASYS, REFR, YXT, SURG, ELPW, RFIL, PXLW, INUV, and UPLD

Should you be buying Electro-Sensors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Electro-Sensors include Quantum (QMCO), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Research Frontiers (REFR), YXT.COM Group (YXT), SurgePays (SURG), Elong Power (ELPW), RF Industries (RFIL), Pixelworks (PXLW), Inuvo (INUV), and Upland Software (UPLD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Electro-Sensors vs. Its Competitors

Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, Quantum had 2 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Quantum and 2 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Quantum's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Electro-Sensors' score of 0.00 indicating that Quantum is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Quantum
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Electro-Sensors
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Electro-Sensors has a net margin of 3.96% compared to Quantum's net margin of 0.00%. Electro-Sensors' return on equity of 2.62% beat Quantum's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
QuantumN/A N/A N/A
Electro-Sensors 3.96%2.62%2.50%

Electro-Sensors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Quantum$311.60M0.20-$41.29MN/AN/A
Electro-Sensors$9.37M1.56$450K$0.1332.54

Quantum presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 110.18%. Given Quantum's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Quantum is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Quantum
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Electro-Sensors
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Quantum has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Quantum beats Electro-Sensors on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ELSE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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ELSE vs. The Competition

MetricElectro-SensorsINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$14.59M$178.34M$27.84B$8.93B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.95%4.15%
P/E Ratio38.459.2735.6619.67
Price / Sales1.563.912,308.64105.07
Price / Cash26.9522.6637.6556.84
Price / Book1.015.326.975.43
Net Income$450K$5.59M$779.60M$249.20M

Electro-Sensors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELSE
Electro-Sensors
0.1063 of 5 stars
$4.23
-1.4%
N/A+7.1%$14.59M$9.37M38.4537News Coverage
QMCO
Quantum
2.483 of 5 stars
$8.19
-2.8%
$19.00
+132.0%
+10.5%$58.59M$311.60M0.00900Gap Up
ASYS
Amtech Systems
3.5158 of 5 stars
$4.16
+2.0%
N/A-20.8%$58.40M$101.21M-1.87330
REFR
Research Frontiers
0.2036 of 5 stars
$1.68
-3.4%
N/A-10.3%$58.32M$1.34M-56.006News Coverage
Gap Down
YXT
YXT.COM Group
N/A$0.95
+1.7%
N/AN/A$55.87M$45.37M0.00744News Coverage
Gap Up
SURG
SurgePays
3.1971 of 5 stars
$2.73
+1.1%
$9.00
+229.7%
-0.3%$55.11M$60.88M-0.9840News Coverage
ELPW
Elong Power
N/A$1.10
+1.9%
N/AN/A$54.06M$3.16M0.00N/APositive News
RFIL
RF Industries
1.1105 of 5 stars
$5.52
+13.6%
$4.50
-18.5%
+61.9%$51.85M$64.86M-42.46340High Trading Volume
PXLW
Pixelworks
2.7461 of 5 stars
$8.48
-11.5%
$15.00
+76.9%
-41.6%$50.24M$43.21M-1.33220High Trading Volume
INUV
Inuvo
1.753 of 5 stars
$3.48
flat
$20.00
+474.7%
+70.3%$50.20M$93.48M-58.0080
UPLD
Upland Software
1.4488 of 5 stars
$1.79
+2.3%
N/A-29.3%$49.85M$274.79M-1.031,010

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This page (NASDAQ:ELSE) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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