INVE vs. RDCM, TACT, KTCC, LINK, IMMR, STG, YIBO, CMCM, GWH, and CXDO
Should you be buying Identiv stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Identiv include RADCOM (RDCM), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Key Tronic (KTCC), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Immersion (IMMR), Sunlands Technology Group (STG), Planet Image International (YIBO), Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), ESS Tech (GWH), and Crexendo (CXDO).
RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and institutional ownership.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Identiv has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RADCOM received 37 more outperform votes than Identiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.07% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote while only 62.42% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote.
In the previous week, RADCOM had 1 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RADCOM and 1 mentions for Identiv. Identiv's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat RADCOM's score of 0.00 indicating that RADCOM is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RADCOM has a net margin of 7.20% compared to RADCOM's net margin of -4.72%. Identiv's return on equity of 5.20% beat RADCOM's return on equity.
48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Identiv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
RADCOM currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.09%. Identiv has a consensus price target of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 100.98%. Given RADCOM's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Identiv is more favorable than RADCOM.
RADCOM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Identiv. Identiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
RADCOM beats Identiv on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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