Socket Mobile (SCKT) Competitors

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

Is INTZ or SCKT more profitable?

Socket Mobile has a net margin of -17.13% compared to Intrusion's net margin of -119.32%. Socket Mobile's return on equity of -16.35% beat Intrusion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intrusion	-119.32%	-154.60%	-61.19%
Socket Mobile	-17.13%	-16.35%	-10.49%

Which has better earnings and valuation, INTZ or SCKT?

Socket Mobile has higher revenue and earnings than Intrusion. Socket Mobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intrusion, 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
Intrusion	$5.77M	5.73	-$7.79M	-$0.92	-1.80
Socket Mobile	$18.76M	0.44	-$2.24M	-$0.38	-2.71

Do analysts recommend INTZ or SCKT?

Intrusion presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 291.57%. Given Intrusion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intrusion is more favorable than Socket Mobile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intrusion	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Socket Mobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor INTZ or SCKT?

In the previous week, Socket Mobile had 1 more articles in the media than Intrusion. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Socket Mobile and 1 mentions for Intrusion. Socket Mobile's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Intrusion's score of 0.36 indicating that Socket Mobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intrusion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Socket Mobile	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, INTZ or SCKT?

Intrusion has a beta of -1.59, meaning that its stock price is 259% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Socket Mobile has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INTZ or SCKT?

19.4% of Intrusion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Intrusion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Socket Mobile shares are held by 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.

Summary

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