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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TRNS or FEIM?

Frequency Electronics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Transcat. 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	2.68	$14.52M	$1.56	51.29
Frequency Electronics	$69.81M	3.92	$23.69M	$2.47	11.40

Is TRNS or FEIM more profitable?

Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 34.09% compared to Transcat's net margin of 4.64%. Frequency Electronics' return on equity of 53.83% beat Transcat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Transcat	4.64%	6.78%	5.18%
Frequency Electronics	34.09%	53.83%	27.82%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 2.8% of Transcat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TRNS or FEIM?

Transcat currently has a consensus price target of $112.20, suggesting a potential upside of 40.23%. Given Transcat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
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 4 more articles in the media than Frequency Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Transcat and 3 mentions for Frequency Electronics. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Frequency Electronics' score of 0.30 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Transcat	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frequency Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Transcat beats Frequency Electronics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.