Frequency Electronics (FEIM) Competitors

Frequency Electronics (NASDAQ:FEIM) and Allient (NASDAQ:ALNT) 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 media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Do analysts prefer FEIM or ALNT?

Allient has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.26%. Given Allient's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Allient is more favorable than Frequency Electronics.

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FEIM or ALNT?

Allient has higher revenue and earnings than Frequency Electronics. Frequency Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allient, 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
Frequency Electronics	$65.40M	2.80	$5.59M	$2.41	7.84
Allient	$516.06M	1.01	$24.10M	$0.59	52.41

Which has more volatility and risk, FEIM or ALNT?

Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allient has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FEIM or ALNT?

In the previous week, Allient had 6 more articles in the media than Frequency Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Allient and 5 mentions for Frequency Electronics. Frequency Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Allient's score of 1.15 indicating that Frequency Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Frequency Electronics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Allient	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FEIM or ALNT?

58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Allient shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Frequency Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Allient shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FEIM or ALNT more profitable?

Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 13.02% compared to Allient's net margin of 2.64%. Frequency Electronics' return on equity of 21.49% beat Allient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frequency Electronics	13.02%	21.49%	9.71%
Allient	2.64%	10.80%	4.75%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FEIM or ALNT?

Frequency Electronics received 82 more outperform votes than Allient when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.69% of users gave Frequency Electronics an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Allient an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Frequency Electronics	Outperform Votes 88 60.69%	Underperform Votes 57 39.31%
Allient	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%

Summary

Frequency Electronics and Allient tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.