Mitek Systems (MITK) Competitors

Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INVE or MITK?

65.2% of Identiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Identiv shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mitek Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate INVE or MITK?

Identiv presently has a consensus price target of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 112.61%. Mitek Systems has a consensus price target of $12.13, suggesting a potential upside of 44.35%. Given Identiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Identiv is more favorable than Mitek Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Identiv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mitek Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, INVE or MITK?

Identiv has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INVE or MITK more profitable?

Mitek Systems has a net margin of -4.05% compared to Identiv's net margin of -13.77%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 12.32% beat Identiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Identiv	-13.77%	-18.44%	-12.46%
Mitek Systems	-4.05%	12.32%	6.36%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INVE or MITK?

Mitek Systems received 117 more outperform votes than Identiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.61% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote while only 62.00% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Identiv	Outperform Votes 292 62.00%	Underperform Votes 179 38.00%
Mitek Systems	Outperform Votes 409 66.61%	Underperform Votes 205 33.39%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, INVE or MITK?

Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Identiv. Mitek Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Identiv, 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
Identiv	$116.38M	0.69	-$5.49M	-$0.36	-9.47
Mitek Systems	$166.52M	2.35	$8.03M	-$0.16	-52.31

Does the media favor INVE or MITK?

In the previous week, Mitek Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mitek Systems and 0 mentions for Identiv. Mitek Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Identiv's score of 0.00 indicating that Mitek Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Identiv	Neutral
Mitek Systems	Positive

Summary

Mitek Systems beats Identiv on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.