Frequency Electronics (FEIM) Competitors

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

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

58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.1% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Transcat shares are owned 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FEIM or TRNS?

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
Frequency Electronics	$55.27M	3.82	$5.59M	$2.41	9.05
Transcat	$278.42M	3.01	$14.52M	$1.56	57.62

Do analysts prefer FEIM or TRNS?

Transcat has a consensus target price of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Transcat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Transcat 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
Transcat	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor FEIM or TRNS?

In the previous week, Transcat had 1 more articles in the media than Frequency Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Transcat and 3 mentions for Frequency Electronics. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Frequency Electronics' score of 0.34 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is FEIM or TRNS more profitable?

Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 35.34% compared to Transcat's net margin of 5.21%. Frequency Electronics' return on equity of 57.41% beat Transcat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frequency Electronics	35.34%	57.41%	27.87%
Transcat	5.21%	6.47%	5.02%

Which has more volatility and risk, FEIM or TRNS?

Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Transcat beats Frequency Electronics on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.