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SCKT vs. TACT, BOSC, HUBC, WETH, WLDS, STK, EVLVW, AAPL, ANET, and DELL

Should you be buying Socket Mobile stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Socket Mobile include TransAct Technologies (TACT), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), Hub Cyber Security (HUBC), Wetouch Technology (WETH), Wearable Devices (WLDS), Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK), Evolv Technologies (EVLVW), Apple (AAPL), Arista Networks (ANET), and Dell Technologies (DELL). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Socket Mobile vs. Its Competitors

TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) and Socket Mobile (NASDAQ:SCKT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Socket Mobile has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TransAct Technologies. TransAct Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Socket Mobile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TransAct Technologies$43.38M0.84-$9.86M-$0.88-4.11
Socket Mobile$18.76M0.48-$2.24M-$0.36-3.18

TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Socket Mobile has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, TransAct Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Socket Mobile. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TransAct Technologies and 0 mentions for Socket Mobile. Socket Mobile's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat TransAct Technologies' score of 1.25 indicating that Socket Mobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
TransAct Technologies Positive
Socket Mobile Very Positive

TransAct Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.12%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Socket Mobile.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TransAct Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Socket Mobile
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Socket Mobile has a net margin of -15.09% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -19.25%. TransAct Technologies' return on equity of -4.32% beat Socket Mobile's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TransAct Technologies-19.25% -4.32% -3.16%
Socket Mobile -15.09%-14.85%-9.72%

74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Socket Mobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TransAct Technologies beats Socket Mobile on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SCKT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SCKT vs. The Competition

MetricSocket MobileCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9M$1.71B$27.19B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.28%3.15%4.10%
P/E Ratio-3.184.6236.0419.88
Price / Sales0.485.052,037.69113.66
Price / CashN/A7.4637.6556.90
Price / Book0.482.167.055.38
Net Income-$2.24M-$113.96M$763.02M$248.50M
7 Day Performance1.78%2.11%3.10%2.97%
1 Month Performance5.05%12.68%6.51%6.02%
1 Year Performance2.23%3.05%52,212.28%20.39%

Socket Mobile Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SCKT
Socket Mobile
2.3781 of 5 stars
$1.15
+0.4%
N/A+4.9%$9M$18.76M-3.1850
TACT
TransAct Technologies
3.1743 of 5 stars
$3.66
+2.5%
$5.00
+36.6%
-1.9%$35.99M$43.38M-4.16120News Coverage
Gap Up
BOSC
B.O.S. Better Online Solutions
1.3919 of 5 stars
$4.85
-0.2%
N/A+76.8%$28.79M$39.95M9.9080Positive News
HUBC
Hub Cyber Security
N/A$1.92
-1.0%
N/A-76.6%$19.49M$29.56M0.00720Positive News
High Trading Volume
WETH
Wetouch Technology
N/A$0.95
-4.1%
N/A-66.2%$11.81M$39.71M0.00131News Coverage
WLDS
Wearable Devices
0.2903 of 5 stars
$1.50
+5.6%
N/A-96.8%$3.24M$520K0.0020News Coverage
Gap Up
STK
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund
N/A$30.50
+0.9%
N/A-8.6%$0.00$131.38M0.00N/A
EVLVW
Evolv Technologies
N/A$0.55
+17.5%
N/A+109.3%$0.00$113.69M0.00170Positive News
Gap Down
AAPL
Apple
4.821 of 5 stars
$205.17
+2.0%
$234.39
+14.2%
-4.1%$3.00T$391.04B31.96164,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
ANET
Arista Networks
4.6065 of 5 stars
$102.52
+3.1%
$109.33
+6.6%
+11.0%$124.83B$7.00B43.394,412Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
DELL
Dell Technologies
4.9609 of 5 stars
$122.63
-1.1%
$138.00
+12.5%
-14.7%$84.17B$95.57B19.56108,000Trending News
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:SCKT) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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