Immersion (IMMR) Competitors

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IMMR vs. SNDK, WDC, NTAP, SYNA, and VUZI

Should you buy Immersion stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Immersion with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Immersion include Sandisk (SNDK), Western Digital (WDC), NetApp (NTAP), Synaptics (SYNA), and Vuzix (VUZI).

How does Immersion compare to Sandisk?

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) are both computer storage & peripherals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Sandisk has a net margin of 34.19% compared to Immersion's net margin of -0.97%. Sandisk's return on equity of 44.06% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sandisk	34.19%	44.06%	33.63%
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%

Immersion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sandisk. Sandisk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Sandisk	$13.18B	14.61	-$1.64B	$28.77	45.20
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.02	307.10

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Sandisk shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Immersion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Sandisk presently has a consensus price target of $1,065.81, indicating a potential downside of 18.04%. Immersion has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 119.80%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than Sandisk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sandisk	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Sandisk had 68 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Sandisk and 4 mentions for Immersion. Sandisk's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Immersion's score of 0.52 indicating that Sandisk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sandisk	33 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Sandisk has a beta of 4.82, suggesting that its share price is 382% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Sandisk pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Sandisk pays out 4.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Immersion pays out 1,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Sandisk beats Immersion on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Western Digital?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Western Digital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Immersion pays out 1,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Western Digital pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Immersion presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 119.80%. Western Digital has a consensus price target of $395.83, indicating a potential downside of 11.80%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Western Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Western Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

Western Digital has a net margin of 55.29% compared to Immersion's net margin of -0.97%. Western Digital's return on equity of 42.95% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%
Western Digital	55.29%	42.95%	20.37%

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Western Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Immersion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Western Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Western Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Immersion. Western Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.02	307.10
Western Digital	$9.52B	16.25	$1.89B	$16.75	26.79

In the previous week, Western Digital had 59 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Western Digital and 4 mentions for Immersion. Western Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Immersion's score of 0.52 indicating that Western Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Western Digital	41 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Immersion has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Digital has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Western Digital beats Immersion on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to NetApp?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Immersion shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Immersion has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NetApp has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

NetApp has a net margin of 18.07% compared to Immersion's net margin of -0.97%. NetApp's return on equity of 118.11% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%
NetApp	18.07%	118.11%	12.25%

NetApp has higher revenue and earnings than Immersion. NetApp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.02	307.10
NetApp	$6.57B	3.61	$1.19B	$5.98	20.11

Immersion currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 119.80%. NetApp has a consensus target price of $122.64, suggesting a potential upside of 2.00%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than NetApp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NetApp	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

In the previous week, NetApp had 9 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for NetApp and 4 mentions for Immersion. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Immersion's score of 0.52 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NetApp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Immersion pays out 1,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NetApp pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NetApp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

NetApp beats Immersion on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Synaptics?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Synaptics (NASDAQ:SYNA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Immersion has higher revenue and earnings than Synaptics. Synaptics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.02	307.10
Synaptics	$1.07B	4.26	-$47.80M	-$1.24	N/A

Immersion currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 119.80%. Synaptics has a consensus price target of $114.18, indicating a potential downside of 3.66%. Given Immersion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Synaptics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Synaptics	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Immersion has a net margin of -0.97% compared to Synaptics' net margin of -4.10%. Synaptics' return on equity of 4.32% beat Immersion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%
Synaptics	-4.10%	4.32%	2.33%

Immersion has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Synaptics has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

60.6% of Immersion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Synaptics shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Immersion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Synaptics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Synaptics had 11 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Synaptics and 4 mentions for Immersion. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Synaptics' score of 0.50 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Synaptics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Immersion and Synaptics tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Immersion compare to Vuzix?

Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) and Vuzix (NASDAQ:VUZI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Vuzix shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Immersion shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Vuzix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Immersion has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vuzix has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the broader market.

Immersion has higher revenue and earnings than Vuzix. Vuzix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Immersion, 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
Immersion	$1.56B	0.13	$64.28M	$0.02	307.10
Vuzix	$6.28M	46.15	-$32.27M	-$0.40	N/A

Immersion has a net margin of -0.97% compared to Vuzix's net margin of -504.12%. Immersion's return on equity of -4.54% beat Vuzix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Immersion	-0.97%	-4.54%	-1.97%
Vuzix	-504.12%	-116.50%	-77.83%

In the previous week, Vuzix had 10 more articles in the media than Immersion. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Vuzix and 4 mentions for Immersion. Vuzix's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Immersion's score of 0.52 indicating that Vuzix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Immersion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vuzix	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Immersion currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 119.80%. Given Immersion's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Immersion is more favorable than Vuzix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Immersion	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Vuzix	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Immersion beats Vuzix on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IMMR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Immersion	COMP Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$203.40M	$1.89B	$38.41B	$12.21B
Dividend Yield	4.88%	4.88%	3.21%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	307.25	77.30	167.95	25.17
Price / Sales	0.13	5.16	623.89	71.22
Price / Cash	1.54	6.40	47.81	37.27
Price / Book	0.36	2.65	9.61	6.65
Net Income	$64.28M	$84.65M	$1.06B	$335.32M
7 Day Performance	-5.94%	-3.65%	-1.75%	-1.75%
1 Month Performance	-4.78%	0.11%	3.64%	-1.10%
1 Year Performance	-20.23%	1.87%	158.81%	28.42%

Immersion Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IMMR Immersion	2.9446 of 5 stars	$6.14 -0.1%	$13.50 +119.8%	-20.1%	$203.40M	$1.56B	307.25	20
SNDK Sandisk	2.8522 of 5 stars	$1,547.56 -0.9%	$1,065.81 -31.1%	+3,380.7%	$231.37B	$7.36B	53.79	11,000
WDC Western Digital	3.7503 of 5 stars	$515.83 +7.5%	$395.83 -23.3%	+864.6%	$165.45B	$9.52B	30.80	40,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
NTAP NetApp	3.0872 of 5 stars	$117.73 -0.2%	$122.64 +4.2%	+19.3%	$23.28B	$6.57B	19.69	11,700
SYNA Synaptics	2.4019 of 5 stars	$126.55 +0.9%	$114.18 -9.8%	+96.5%	$4.85B	$1.07B	N/A	1,700

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