Nortech Systems (NSYS) Competitors

Intchains Group (NASDAQ:ICG) and Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer ICG or NSYS?

Intchains Group currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 342.89%. Given Intchains Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intchains Group is more favorable than Nortech Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intchains Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nortech Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ICG or NSYS?

Intchains Group has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nortech Systems has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ICG or NSYS?

In the previous week, Intchains Group had 2 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Intchains Group and 2 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Intchains Group's score of 1.09 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intchains Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nortech Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ICG or NSYS?

Nortech Systems received 110 more outperform votes than Intchains Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Intchains Group an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Nortech Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Intchains Group	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Nortech Systems	Outperform Votes 114 63.33%	Underperform Votes 66 36.67%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ICG or NSYS?

3.0% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ICG or NSYS?

Nortech Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intchains Group. Nortech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intchains Group, 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
Intchains Group	$281.77M	0.46	-$3.78M	$0.12	17.88
Nortech Systems	$128.13M	0.19	$6.87M	-$0.50	-17.62

Is ICG or NSYS more profitable?

Intchains Group has a net margin of 19.08% compared to Nortech Systems' net margin of 3.35%. Nortech Systems' return on equity of 12.76% beat Intchains Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intchains Group	19.08%	4.77%	4.53%
Nortech Systems	3.35%	12.76%	5.97%

Summary

Intchains Group beats Nortech Systems on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.