SCKT vs. TACT, LINK, INTZ, BOSC, WETH, HUBC, WLDS, STK, EVLVW, and AAPL
Should you be buying Socket Mobile stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Socket Mobile include TransAct Technologies (TACT), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Intrusion (INTZ), B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC), Wetouch Technology (WETH), HUB Cyber Security (HUBC), Wearable Devices (WLDS), Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund (STK), Evolv Technologies (EVLVW), and Apple (AAPL). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Socket Mobile vs.
Socket Mobile (NASDAQ:SCKT) and TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Socket Mobile has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Socket Mobile received 84 more outperform votes than TransAct Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Socket Mobile an outperform vote while only 60.39% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote.
In the previous week, TransAct Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Socket Mobile. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for TransAct Technologies and 0 mentions for Socket Mobile. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Socket Mobile's score of 0.00 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TransAct Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.95%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Socket Mobile.
3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
TransAct Technologies has a net margin of -4.24% compared to Socket Mobile's net margin of -7.46%. TransAct Technologies' return on equity of -5.08% beat Socket Mobile's return on equity.
TransAct Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Socket Mobile. 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.
Summary
TransAct Technologies beats Socket Mobile on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SCKT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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