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$11.23 -0.09 (-0.80%)
As of 09/24/2026 11:58 AM Eastern

NSYS vs. DSWL, KTCC, FXHO, FLEX, and CLS

Should you buy Nortech Systems stock or one of its competitors? Nortech Systems's main competitors and comparable companies include Deswell Industries (DSWL), Key Tronic (KTCC), UTime (FXHO), Flex (FLEX), and Celestica (CLS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "electronic manufacturing services" industry.

How does Nortech Systems compare to Deswell Industries?

Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) and Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Deswell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Deswell Industries and 1 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Deswell Industries' score of 0.41 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nortech Systems Very Positive
Deswell Industries Neutral

3.1% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nortech Systems has a net margin of 0.83% compared to Deswell Industries' net margin of 0.00%. Nortech Systems' return on equity of 3.01% beat Deswell Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nortech Systems0.83% 3.01% 1.36%
Deswell Industries N/A N/A N/A

Nortech Systems has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Deswell Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nortech Systems. Deswell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nortech Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nortech Systems$118.36M0.27-$250K$0.3631.19
Deswell Industries$61.33M0.81$10.63M$0.486.52

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nortech Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Deswell Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Deswell Industries beats Nortech Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nortech Systems compare to Key Tronic?

Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) and Key Tronic (NASDAQ:KTCC) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nortech Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Key Tronic
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Key Tronic had 2 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Key Tronic and 1 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Key Tronic's score of 1.18 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nortech Systems Very Positive
Key Tronic Positive

Nortech Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Key Tronic. Key Tronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nortech Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nortech Systems$118.36M0.27-$250K$0.3631.19
Key Tronic$386.67M0.06-$47.79M-$4.40N/A

Nortech Systems has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Key Tronic has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the broader market.

Nortech Systems has a net margin of 0.83% compared to Key Tronic's net margin of -12.36%. Nortech Systems' return on equity of 3.01% beat Key Tronic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nortech Systems0.83% 3.01% 1.36%
Key Tronic -12.36%-6.42%-2.14%

3.1% of Nortech Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Key Tronic shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Nortech Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Key Tronic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nortech Systems beats Key Tronic on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nortech Systems compare to UTime?

UTime (NASDAQ:FXHO) and Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

UTime has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nortech Systems.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
UTime$28.47M0.06N/AN/AN/A
Nortech Systems$118.36M0.27-$250K$0.3631.19

Nortech Systems has a net margin of 0.83% compared to UTime's net margin of 0.00%. Nortech Systems' return on equity of 3.01% beat UTime's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
UTimeN/A N/A N/A
Nortech Systems 0.83%3.01%1.36%

UTime has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nortech Systems has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the broader market.

1.1% of UTime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of UTime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
UTime
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Nortech Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, UTime had 2 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UTime and 1 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat UTime's score of 1.11 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
UTime Positive
Nortech Systems Very Positive

Summary

Nortech Systems beats UTime on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nortech Systems compare to Flex?

Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) and Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Nortech Systems has a beta of -0.06, indicating that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flex has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its share price is 67% more volatile than the broader market.

Flex has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Nortech Systems' net margin of 0.83%. Flex's return on equity of 23.15% beat Nortech Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nortech Systems0.83% 3.01% 1.36%
Flex 3.32%23.15%5.50%

Flex has a consensus price target of $114.20, indicating a potential upside of 1.60%. Given Flex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flex is more favorable than Nortech Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nortech Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Flex
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, Flex had 17 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Flex and 1 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Flex's score of 0.80 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nortech Systems Very Positive
Flex Positive

Flex has higher revenue and earnings than Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nortech Systems$118.36M0.27-$250K$0.3631.19
Flex$27.91B1.49$880M$2.5943.40

3.1% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Flex shares are owned 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.

Summary

Flex beats Nortech Systems on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nortech Systems compare to Celestica?

Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSYS) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Celestica has a consensus price target of $447.19, indicating a potential upside of 19.81%. Given Celestica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Celestica is more favorable than Nortech Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nortech Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Celestica
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.04

3.1% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Nortech Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Celestica shares are owned 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.

Celestica has a net margin of 7.16% compared to Nortech Systems' net margin of 0.83%. Celestica's return on equity of 39.96% beat Nortech Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nortech Systems0.83% 3.01% 1.36%
Celestica 7.16%39.96%11.06%

In the previous week, Celestica had 12 more articles in the media than Nortech Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Celestica and 1 mentions for Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Celestica's score of 0.51 indicating that Nortech Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Nortech Systems Very Positive
Celestica Positive

Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than Nortech Systems. Nortech Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celestica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nortech Systems$118.36M0.27-$250K$0.3631.19
Celestica$12.39B3.46$832.50M$9.6238.80

Nortech Systems has a beta of -0.06, suggesting that its share price is 106% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Celestica beats Nortech Systems on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NSYS vs. The Competition

MetricNortech SystemsElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$32.75M$9.04B$31.40B$13.29B
Dividend YieldN/A2.24%2.75%12.57%
P/E Ratio31.2025.9379.0025.76
Price / Sales0.2740.87590.15106.88
Price / Cash24.5631.5949.7052.76
Price / Book0.914.647.986.34
Net Income-$250K$201.36M$702.99M$360.00M
7 Day Performance-4.75%1.50%1.13%-0.18%
1 Month Performance-7.88%-2.56%-1.80%-4.09%
1 Year Performance21.60%814.84%178.16%5.97%

Nortech Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NSYS
Nortech Systems
1.5917 of 5 stars
$11.23
-0.8%
N/A+19.5%$32.75M$118.36M31.20713
DSWL
Deswell Industries
2.4219 of 5 stars
$3.10
+2.6%
N/A-22.3%$47.97M$61.33M6.46854
KTCC
Key Tronic
1.5763 of 5 stars
$2.36
-0.4%
N/A-36.7%$25.74M$386.67MN/A3,539
FXHO
UTime
0.8496 of 5 stars
$11.20
-9.5%
N/A-99.8%$2.20M$28.47MN/A220
FLEX
Flex
4.4697 of 5 stars
$107.90
-0.1%
$114.20
+5.8%
+95.2%$39.90B$27.91B41.66149,686

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This page (NASDAQ:NSYS) was last updated on 9/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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