Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Competitors $74.33 -0.31 (-0.42%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$74.53 +0.20 (+0.26%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MLAB vs. FARO, DAKT, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, ATEC, and AORTShould you be buying Mesa Laboratories stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Laboratories include FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Itron (ITRI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), Alphatec (ATEC), and Artivion (AORT). Mesa Laboratories vs. Its Competitors FARO Technologies Daktronics Vishay Precision Group Coherent Badger Meter Itron Cognex OSI Systems Alphatec Artivion FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Is FARO or MLAB more profitable? FARO Technologies has a net margin of -0.26% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -0.82%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 27.51% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FARO Technologies-0.26% -0.35% -0.18% Mesa Laboratories -0.82%27.51%9.78% Do analysts prefer FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.30%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.90%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mesa Laboratories is more favorable than FARO Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FARO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mesa Laboratories 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FARO or MLAB? 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of FARO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, FARO or MLAB? Mesa Laboratories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FARO Technologies. FARO Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Laboratories, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFARO Technologies$342.43M2.48-$9.07M-$0.05-879.80Mesa Laboratories$240.98M1.70-$1.97M-$0.37-200.89 Does the media refer more to FARO or MLAB? In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FARO Technologies and 1 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.26 indicating that Mesa Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FARO Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mesa Laboratories 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMesa Laboratories beats FARO Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mesa Laboratories News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MLAB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa LaboratoriesMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$408.82M$6.86B$5.67B$9.50BDividend Yield0.90%1.30%4.05%4.00%P/E Ratio-200.8925.4627.9219.98Price / Sales1.7059.90397.1882.73Price / Cash5.8220.2736.1958.45Price / Book2.534.748.635.82Net Income-$1.97M$176.14M$3.24B$258.42M7 Day Performance-1.06%1.70%3.17%1.94%1 Month Performance-24.61%3.79%10.73%12.08%1 Year Performance-31.47%6.54%35.04%20.90% Mesa Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLABMesa Laboratories3.0876 of 5 stars$74.33-0.4%$130.00+74.9%-34.2%$408.82M$240.98M-200.89680FAROFARO Technologies2.1752 of 5 stars$43.920.0%$35.50-19.2%N/A$848.53M$342.43M-878.401,232DAKTDaktronics4.7547 of 5 stars$16.14+0.1%$26.00+61.1%+9.0%$792.64M$756.48M-36.682,702VPGVishay Precision Group2.5602 of 5 stars$27.64-3.1%$28.50+3.1%-16.2%$366.41M$297.48M120.172,200Positive NewsCOHRCoherent3.4735 of 5 stars$94.61+1.4%$103.60+9.5%+34.5%$14.71B$4.71B-411.3326,157Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBMIBadger Meter4.3429 of 5 stars$239.56+0.2%$236.60-1.2%-6.0%$7.06B$852.49M52.772,210Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITRIItron4.1987 of 5 stars$135.34+0.6%$130.18-3.8%+26.7%$6.17B$2.44B24.705,788Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCGNXCognex4.6738 of 5 stars$33.78-1.6%$41.62+23.2%-31.8%$5.67B$914.52M49.682,914Upcoming EarningsOSISOSI Systems3.713 of 5 stars$212.30-0.2%$228.33+7.6%+51.2%$3.56B$1.69B25.836,681Positive NewsATECAlphatec3.8934 of 5 stars$10.91-0.7%$18.13+66.1%-1.7%$1.59B$642.27M-9.49700Upcoming EarningsAORTArtivion2.9145 of 5 stars$31.68+0.7%$32.40+2.3%+11.8%$1.35B$390.08M-63.361,600News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FARO Alternatives DAKT Alternatives VPG Alternatives COHR Alternatives BMI Alternatives ITRI Alternatives CGNX Alternatives OSIS Alternatives ATEC Alternatives AORT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MLAB) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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