Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Competitors $115.32 -3.23 (-2.72%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MLAB vs. FARO, DAKT, VPG, COHR, BMI, ITRI, CGNX, OSIS, SENS, and HURCShould 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), Senseonics (SENS), and Hurco Companies (HURC). Mesa Laboratories vs. FARO Technologies Daktronics Vishay Precision Group Coherent Badger Meter Itron Cognex OSI Systems Senseonics Hurco Companies FARO Technologies (NASDAQ:FARO) and Mesa Laboratories (NASDAQ:MLAB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Do analysts recommend FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.70%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus target price of $140.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.40%. 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 Does the media refer more to FARO or MLAB? In the previous week, FARO Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Mesa Laboratories. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FARO Technologies and 3 mentions for Mesa Laboratories. Mesa Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat FARO Technologies' score of 1.13 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mesa Laboratories 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Mesa Laboratories. 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$341.05M2.37-$56.58M-$0.05-842.20Mesa Laboratories$237.75M2.64-$254.25M-$46.26-2.49 Is FARO or MLAB more profitable? FARO Technologies has a net margin of -1.87% compared to Mesa Laboratories' net margin of -104.92%. Mesa Laboratories' return on equity of 30.23% beat FARO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FARO Technologies-1.87% -2.49% -1.32% Mesa Laboratories -104.92%30.23%10.43% Do insiders and institutionals 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. 2.4% of FARO Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Laboratories has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies received 159 more outperform votes than Mesa Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.90% of users gave Mesa Laboratories an outperform vote while only 63.14% of users gave FARO Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFARO TechnologiesOutperform Votes38263.14% Underperform Votes22336.86% Mesa LaboratoriesOutperform Votes22363.90% Underperform Votes12636.10% SummaryMesa Laboratories beats FARO Technologies on 9 of the 17 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 LaboratoriesProcess control instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$626.65M$18.49B$5.42B$8.48BDividend Yield0.53%0.82%5.22%4.11%P/E Ratio-2.4926.6226.8020.05Price / Sales2.644.41393.93116.47Price / Cash2.5118.5038.2534.62Price / Book4.043.546.864.61Net Income-$254.25M$492.30M$3.22B$248.19M7 Day Performance-3.98%-0.48%6.81%2.97%1 Month Performance5.78%16.04%13.72%16.58%1 Year Performance-2.66%-5.92%18.24%8.16% Mesa Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLABMesa Laboratories2.5658 of 5 stars$115.32-2.7%$140.00+21.4%-5.1%$626.65M$237.75M-2.49680Positive NewsGap UpFAROFARO Technologies2.449 of 5 stars$42.16-0.4%$35.50-15.8%+121.0%$810.57M$341.05M-120.451,490Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDAKTDaktronics4.8277 of 5 stars$14.37+2.5%$26.00+80.9%+38.5%$716.96M$799.81M57.482,480Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group1.8163 of 5 stars$26.15+6.4%$28.50+9.0%-18.4%$346.70M$297.48M35.342,700Positive NewsCOHRCoherent4.7037 of 5 stars$77.77+10.2%$102.80+32.2%+34.8%$12.09B$5.60B-189.6823,700Gap UpBMIBadger Meter3.3444 of 5 stars$235.18+1.9%$229.80-2.3%+25.7%$6.93B$852.49M55.601,980Positive NewsITRIItron4.1488 of 5 stars$112.44+3.6%$127.36+13.3%+4.8%$5.13B$2.44B23.045,480Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.9546 of 5 stars$31.62+7.3%$39.17+23.9%-36.2%$4.95B$919.75M51.842,440Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.9146 of 5 stars$226.99+1.5%$228.33+0.6%+63.7%$3.81B$1.69B29.216,300Positive NewsSENSSenseonics2.0756 of 5 stars$0.60-4.0%$2.00+233.3%+12.9%$392.53M$22.47M-4.6290Gap DownHURCHurco Companies0.6273 of 5 stars$15.55+3.9%N/A-13.9%$100.83M$187.94M-6.07740Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FARO Alternatives DAKT Alternatives VPG Alternatives COHR Alternatives BMI Alternatives ITRI Alternatives CGNX Alternatives OSIS Alternatives SENS Alternatives HURC 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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