NSSC vs. PWFL, ESE, KALU, POWL, HLIO, HOLI, GIC, CDRE, LNN, and APOG
Should you be buying Napco Security Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Napco Security Technologies include PowerFleet (PWFL), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Kaiser Aluminum (KALU), Powell Industries (POWL), Helios Technologies (HLIO), Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI), Global Industrial (GIC), Cadre (CDRE), Lindsay (LNN), and Apogee Enterprises (APOG).
Napco Security Technologies (NASDAQ:NSSC) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:PWFL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Napco Security Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than PowerFleet. PowerFleet 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.
Napco Security Technologies has a net margin of 25.08% compared to PowerFleet's net margin of -3.86%. Napco Security Technologies' return on equity of 30.81% beat PowerFleet's return on equity.
85.1% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Napco Security Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of PowerFleet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Napco Security Technologies received 222 more outperform votes than PowerFleet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.38% of users gave Napco Security Technologies an outperform vote while only 39.82% of users gave PowerFleet an outperform vote.
Napco Security Technologies has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Napco Security Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than PowerFleet. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Napco Security Technologies and 2 mentions for PowerFleet. Napco Security Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat PowerFleet's score of 0.00 indicating that Napco Security Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Napco Security Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $33.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.54%. PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 84.76%. Given PowerFleet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Napco Security Technologies.
Summary
Napco Security Technologies beats PowerFleet on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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