Intrusion (INTZ) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LTRX or INTZ?

Lantronix currently has a consensus target price of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 3.32%. Intrusion has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 253.26%. Given Intrusion's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Lantronix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantronix	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 & valuation, LTRX or INTZ?

Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intrusion, 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
Lantronix	$160.33M	0.90	-$4.52M	-$0.22	-16.86
Intrusion	$5.77M	6.35	-$7.79M	-$0.92	-2.00

Is LTRX or INTZ more profitable?

Lantronix has a net margin of -5.84% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -119.32%. Lantronix's return on equity of -7.03% beat Intrusion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantronix	-5.84%	-7.03%	-4.14%
Intrusion	-119.32%	-154.60%	-61.19%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LTRX or INTZ?

39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Intrusion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor LTRX or INTZ?

In the previous week, Lantronix had 7 more articles in the media than Intrusion. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lantronix and 6 mentions for Intrusion. Intrusion's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Lantronix's score of 0.25 indicating that Intrusion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lantronix	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intrusion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, LTRX or INTZ?

Lantronix has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intrusion has a beta of -1.5, suggesting that its share price is 250% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lantronix beats Intrusion on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.