Frequency Electronics (FEIM) Competitors

Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) and Frequency Electronics (NASDAQ:FEIM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat has higher revenue and earnings than Frequency Electronics. Frequency Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transcat, 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
Transcat	$278.42M	2.52	$13.65M	$1.56	48.23
Frequency Electronics	$65.40M	2.71	$5.59M	$2.41	7.60

Do analysts rate TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat presently has a consensus target price of $114.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.52%. Given Transcat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Transcat is more favorable than Frequency Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Frequency Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to TRNS or FEIM?

In the previous week, Transcat had 8 more articles in the media than Frequency Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Transcat and 5 mentions for Frequency Electronics. Frequency Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Transcat's score of 0.15 indicating that Frequency Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transcat	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frequency Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat received 123 more outperform votes than Frequency Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.84% of users gave Transcat an outperform vote while only 60.96% of users gave Frequency Electronics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Transcat	Outperform Votes 212 65.84%	Underperform Votes 110 34.16%
Frequency Electronics	Outperform Votes 89 60.96%	Underperform Votes 57 39.04%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRNS or FEIM?

98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Transcat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRNS or FEIM more profitable?

Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 13.02% compared to Transcat's net margin of 6.22%. Frequency Electronics' return on equity of 21.49% beat Transcat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	6.22%	7.23%	5.67%
Frequency Electronics	13.02%	21.49%	9.71%

Summary

Transcat beats Frequency Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.