Intrusion (INTZ) Competitors

Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and Intrusion (NASDAQ:INTZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Is INVE or INTZ more profitable?

Identiv has a net margin of 113.62% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -158.40%. Intrusion's return on equity of 0.00% beat Identiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Identiv	113.62%	-20.60%	-15.52%
Intrusion	-158.40%	N/A	-128.76%

Which has more volatility and risk, INVE or INTZ?

Identiv has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend INVE or INTZ?

Identiv presently has a consensus price target of $6.83, suggesting a potential upside of 105.82%. Intrusion has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 376.19%. Given Intrusion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Identiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Intrusion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INVE or INTZ?

Identiv has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion. Intrusion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Identiv, 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
Identiv	$26.63M	2.94	-$5.49M	$3.03	1.10
Intrusion	$5.77M	4.26	-$13.89M	-$2.18	-0.58

Does the media favor INVE or INTZ?

In the previous week, Intrusion had 1 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Intrusion and 6 mentions for Identiv. Intrusion's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Identiv's score of 0.69 indicating that Intrusion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Identiv	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intrusion	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INVE or INTZ?

65.2% of Identiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Identiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Intrusion 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INVE or INTZ?

Identiv received 278 more outperform votes than Intrusion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.81% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave Intrusion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Identiv	Outperform Votes 293 61.81%	Underperform Votes 181 38.19%
Intrusion	Outperform Votes 15 29.41%	Underperform Votes 36 70.59%

Summary

Identiv beats Intrusion on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.