Immersion (IMMR) Competitors

Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) and Immersion (NASDAQ:IMMR) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Is IVAC or IMMR more profitable?

Immersion has a net margin of 7.31% compared to Intevac's net margin of -62.21%. Immersion's return on equity of 21.53% beat Intevac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intevac	-62.21%	-39.14%	-29.32%
Immersion	7.31%	21.53%	8.75%

Does the media refer more to IVAC or IMMR?

In the previous week, Immersion had 8 more articles in the media than Intevac. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Immersion and 0 mentions for Intevac. Immersion's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Intevac's score of 0.00 indicating that Immersion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intevac	Neutral
Immersion	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, IVAC or IMMR?

Intevac has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Immersion has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion has a consensus price target of $12.25, indicating a potential upside of 55.65%. Given Immersion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Immersion is more favorable than Intevac.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intevac	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Immersion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IVAC or IMMR?

Immersion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intevac. Intevac 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
Intevac	$63.98M	1.70	-$12.19M	-$0.33	-12.11
Immersion	$33.92M	7.52	$90.07M	$2.78	2.83

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IVAC or IMMR?

60.3% of Intevac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Immersion shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Intevac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Immersion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IVAC or IMMR a better dividend stock?

Intevac pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Immersion pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Intevac pays out -60.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Immersion pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Intevac is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Immersion beats Intevac on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.