Lantronix (LTRX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, LTRX or SILC?

Lantronix has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LTRX or SILC?

Lantronix currently has a consensus target price of $9.20, suggesting a potential upside of 192.06%. Silicom has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.88%. Given Lantronix's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lantronix is more favorable than Silicom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantronix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Silicom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LTRX or SILC more profitable?

Silicom has a net margin of -2.38% compared to Lantronix's net margin of -6.67%. Silicom's return on equity of -1.62% beat Lantronix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantronix	-6.67%	-11.89%	-6.06%
Silicom	-2.38%	-1.62%	-1.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LTRX or SILC?

Lantronix and Silicom both received 246 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 70.29% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 56.81% of users gave Lantronix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lantronix	Outperform Votes 246 56.81%	Underperform Votes 187 43.19%
Silicom	Outperform Votes 246 70.29%	Underperform Votes 104 29.71%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LTRX or SILC?

Silicom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lantronix. Silicom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lantronix, 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	$131.19M	0.90	-$8.98M	-$0.25	-12.60
Silicom	$124.13M	0.83	-$2.95M	-$0.50	-30.58

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LTRX or SILC?

39.4% of Lantronix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. 17.3% of Lantronix shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LTRX or SILC?

In the previous week, Lantronix had 17 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lantronix and 0 mentions for Silicom. Lantronix's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Silicom's score of 0.00 indicating that Lantronix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lantronix	Neutral
Silicom	Neutral

Summary

Lantronix beats Silicom on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.