IVAC vs. MNTX, SOTK, CVV, KOPN, TRT, GSIT, ELVA, KEQU, XNET, and KVHI
Should you be buying Intevac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intevac include Manitex International (MNTX), Sono-Tek (SOTK), CVD Equipment (CVV), Kopin (KOPN), Trio-Tech International (TRT), GSI Technology (GSIT), Electrovaya (ELVA), Kewaunee Scientific (KEQU), Xunlei (XNET), and KVH Industries (KVHI).
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Intevac received 37 more outperform votes than Manitex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Intevac an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Intevac had 3 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Intevac and 1 mentions for Manitex International. Intevac's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Manitex International's score of 0.74 indicating that Manitex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Intevac. Intevac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of Intevac shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Intevac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Manitex International presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.29%. Given Intevac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manitex International is more favorable than Intevac.
Manitex International has a net margin of 2.52% compared to Manitex International's net margin of -23.15%. Intevac's return on equity of 16.98% beat Manitex International's return on equity.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intevac has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Manitex International beats Intevac on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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