Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Competitors $122.42 +1.07 (+0.88%) Closing price 05/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$122.29 -0.13 (-0.11%) As of 05/16/2025 04:05 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, 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Mesa Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$341.05M2.38-$56.58M-$0.05-845.60Mesa Laboratories$237.75M2.80-$254.25M-$46.26-2.65 Do analysts prefer FARO or MLAB? FARO Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 16.04%. Mesa Laboratories has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.36%. Given Mesa Laboratories' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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% Does the media favor 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 1.62 beat FARO Technologies' score of 1.31 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 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 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 more volatility & 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. 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$665.18M$18.56B$5.36B$8.52BDividend Yield0.53%0.84%4.95%4.12%P/E Ratio-2.6526.9226.9220.00Price / Sales2.804.47389.58119.42Price / Cash2.5118.5038.2534.62Price / Book4.283.606.764.60Net Income-$254.25M$492.30M$3.23B$248.70M7 Day Performance-0.91%5.21%4.85%5.15%1 Month Performance9.29%15.11%9.89%13.67%1 Year Performance0.16%-5.39%14.87%6.77% Mesa Laboratories Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLABMesa Laboratories2.5878 of 5 stars$122.42+0.9%$140.00+14.4%+1.5%$665.18M$237.75M-2.65680News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFAROFARO Technologies2.5 of 5 stars$42.16-0.4%$35.50-15.8%+116.0%$810.57M$341.05M-120.451,490Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeDAKTDaktronics4.8297 of 5 stars$14.37+2.5%$26.00+80.9%+29.6%$716.96M$799.81M57.482,480Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group1.938 of 5 stars$26.15+6.4%$28.50+9.0%-18.0%$346.70M$297.48M35.342,700COHRCoherent4.6904 of 5 stars$77.77+10.2%$102.80+32.2%+35.1%$12.09B$5.60B-189.6823,700BMIBadger Meter3.3555 of 5 stars$235.18+1.9%$229.80-2.3%+24.8%$6.93B$852.49M55.601,980Positive NewsITRIItron4.0696 of 5 stars$112.44+3.6%$127.36+13.3%+5.7%$5.13B$2.44B23.045,480Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.8135 of 5 stars$31.62+7.3%$39.17+23.9%-33.5%$4.95B$919.75M51.842,440Trending NewsOSISOSI Systems3.9171 of 5 stars$226.99+1.5%$228.33+0.6%+68.8%$3.81B$1.69B29.216,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeSENSSenseonics2.0801 of 5 stars$0.60-4.0%$2.00+233.3%+7.8%$392.53M$22.47M-4.6290News CoverageGap DownHURCHurco Companies0.6393 of 5 stars$15.55+3.9%N/A-16.4%$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 5/17/2025 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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