Napco Security Technologies (NSSC) Competitors

Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) and Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor PI or NSSC?

In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 21 more articles in the media than Impinj. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 5 mentions for Impinj. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Napco Security Technologies' score of 0.12 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Impinj	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Napco Security Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PI or NSSC?

85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Impinj shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PI or NSSC more profitable?

Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.94% compared to Impinj's net margin of 11.15%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 27.65% beat Impinj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impinj	11.15%	7.11%	1.90%
Napco Security Technologies	25.94%	27.65%	23.74%

Do analysts rate PI or NSSC?

Impinj presently has a consensus price target of $155.38, suggesting a potential upside of 34.11%. Napco Security Technologies has a consensus price target of $32.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.00%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Impinj is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impinj	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Napco Security Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PI or NSSC?

Napco Security Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Impinj. Impinj is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Napco Security Technologies, 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
Impinj	$363.54M	9.24	$40.84M	-$0.04	-2,896.50
Napco Security Technologies	$181.23M	5.66	$49.82M	$1.22	23.57

Which has more volatility & risk, PI or NSSC?

Impinj has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PI or NSSC?

Impinj received 191 more outperform votes than Napco Security Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.74% of users gave Impinj an outperform vote while only 61.34% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impinj	Outperform Votes 475 68.74%	Underperform Votes 216 31.26%
Napco Security Technologies	Outperform Votes 284 61.34%	Underperform Votes 179 38.66%

Summary

Impinj beats Napco Security Technologies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.