INVE vs. QMCO, KOPN, RDCM, LTRX, SILC, ALOT, OSS, MKFG, LINK, and ZEPP
Should you be buying Identiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Identiv include Quantum (QMCO), Kopin (KOPN), RADCOM (RDCM), Lantronix (LTRX), Silicom (SILC), AstroNova (ALOT), One Stop Systems (OSS), Markforged (MKFG), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and Zepp Health (ZEPP). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Identiv vs.
Quantum (NASDAQ:QMCO) and Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Quantum currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential downside of 81.80%. Identiv has a consensus target price of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 101.39%. Given Identiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Identiv is more favorable than Quantum.
Quantum has a beta of 3.06, meaning that its stock price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Identiv has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Quantum had 11 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Quantum and 2 mentions for Identiv. Identiv's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Quantum's score of 0.61 indicating that Identiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Identiv received 283 more outperform votes than Quantum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.86% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 29.03% of users gave Quantum an outperform vote.
63.7% of Quantum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Quantum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Identiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quantum.
Identiv has a net margin of 113.62% compared to Quantum's net margin of 0.00%. Quantum's return on equity of 0.00% beat Identiv's return on equity.
Summary
Identiv beats Quantum on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:INVE) was last updated on 1/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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