Socket Mobile (SCKT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TACT or SCKT?

TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Socket Mobile has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TACT or SCKT?

74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of Socket Mobile shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TACT or SCKT?

TransAct Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Socket Mobile. Socket Mobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct Technologies, 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
TransAct Technologies	$43.38M	0.80	$4.75M	-$0.98	-3.53
Socket Mobile	$18.76M	0.54	-$1.92M	-$0.36	-3.56

Does the media refer more to TACT or SCKT?

In the previous week, Socket Mobile had 3 more articles in the media than TransAct Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Socket Mobile and 4 mentions for TransAct Technologies. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Socket Mobile's score of 0.09 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TransAct Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Socket Mobile	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TACT or SCKT?

Socket Mobile received 86 more outperform votes than TransAct Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Socket Mobile an outperform vote while only 60.59% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TransAct Technologies	Outperform Votes 306 60.59%	Underperform Votes 199 39.41%
Socket Mobile	Outperform Votes 392 61.06%	Underperform Votes 250 38.94%

Is TACT or SCKT more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TransAct Technologies	-4.24%	-5.08%	-3.80%
Socket Mobile	-7.46%	-7.26%	-4.84%

Do analysts rate TACT or SCKT?

TransAct Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 116.76%. 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)	1 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

Summary

TransAct Technologies beats Socket Mobile on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.