MLAB vs. FARO, DAKT, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, VCYT, and ATEC
Should 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), Veracyte (VCYT), and Alphatec (ATEC).
Mesa Laboratories vs. Its Competitors
Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) and FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) are both small-cap electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.
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.
90.6% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of FARO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Mesa Laboratories had 2 more articles in the media than FARO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mesa Laboratories and 4 mentions for FARO Technologies. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat FARO Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Mesa Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Mesa Laboratories has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Mesa Laboratories presently has a consensus target price of $130.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.93%. FARO Technologies has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 19.13%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mesa Laboratories is more favorable than FARO Technologies.
Summary
Mesa Laboratories beats FARO Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:MLAB) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
