FARO vs. QSI, SOHU, AMSWA, SGU, MIXT, FORR, KODK, AMSC, UIS, and JFIN
Should you be buying FARO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FARO Technologies include Quantum-Si (QSI), Sohu.com (SOHU), American Software (AMSWA), Star Group (SGU), MiX Telematics (MIXT), Forrester Research (FORR), Eastman Kodak (KODK), American Superconductor (AMSC), Unisys (UIS), and Jiayin Group (JFIN). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Quantum-Si (NASDAQ:QSI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
FARO Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Quantum-Si. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quantum-Si, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Quantum-Si. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FARO Technologies and 1 mentions for Quantum-Si. FARO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Quantum-Si's score of 0.00 indicating that FARO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
FARO Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.37%. Quantum-Si has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 61.62%. Given Quantum-Si's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quantum-Si is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quantum-Si has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FARO Technologies received 363 more outperform votes than Quantum-Si when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.35% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Quantum-Si an outperform vote.
FARO Technologies has a net margin of -15.77% compared to Quantum-Si's net margin of -8,868.76%. FARO Technologies' return on equity of -20.66% beat Quantum-Si's return on equity.
97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Quantum-Si shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of FARO Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of Quantum-Si shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
FARO Technologies beats Quantum-Si on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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