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SILC vs. DDD, KOPN, RDCM, MKFG, LTRX, QMCO, INVE, ALOT, OSS, and LINK

Should you be buying Silicom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicom include 3D Systems (DDD), Kopin (KOPN), RADCOM (RDCM), Markforged (MKFG), Lantronix (LTRX), Quantum (QMCO), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), One Stop Systems (OSS), and Interlink Electronics (LINK). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Silicom vs. Its Competitors

Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) and 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Silicom has a net margin of -20.66% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -117.65%. Silicom's return on equity of -8.83% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Silicom-20.66% -8.83% -7.66%
3D Systems -117.65%-26.72%-11.52%

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for 3D Systems and 1 mentions for Silicom. Silicom's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat 3D Systems' score of 0.37 indicating that Silicom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Silicom Very Positive
3D Systems Neutral

3D Systems received 510 more outperform votes than Silicom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.61% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SilicomOutperform Votes
247
68.61%
Underperform Votes
113
31.39%
3D SystemsOutperform Votes
757
58.23%
Underperform Votes
543
41.77%

52.8% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 3D Systems shares are held 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.

Silicom has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3D Systems has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

3D Systems has a consensus target price of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 98.84%. Given 3D Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Silicom.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Silicom
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
3D Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Silicom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 3D Systems. Silicom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3D Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Silicom$58.13M1.41-$12M-$1.94-7.46
3D Systems$431.76M0.58-$363.17M-$2.09-0.88

Summary

Silicom and 3D Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 SILC 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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SILC vs. The Competition

MetricSilicomComputer & office equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$82.16M$36.37B$26.24B$8.67B
Dividend YieldN/A2.73%2.86%4.19%
P/E Ratio-7.2418.5645.3020.17
Price / Sales1.413.422,015.32161.98
Price / CashN/A23.2234.7434.64
Price / Book0.767.327.084.72
Net Income-$12M$1.31B$740.66M$247.80M
7 Day Performance-1.16%1.36%3.33%2.75%
1 Month Performance-3.40%9.70%7.37%9.70%
1 Year Performance-10.89%3,683,127.80%52,560.47%14.51%

Silicom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SILC
Silicom
2.0978 of 5 stars
$15.40
+6.4%
N/A-10.3%$87.38M$58.13M-7.70320Positive News
Short Interest ↓
DDD
3D Systems
3.8388 of 5 stars
$1.54
-1.0%
$3.67
+138.9%
-54.0%$209.39M$431.76M-0.391,720Analyst Revision
KOPN
Kopin
1.7838 of 5 stars
$1.27
-0.8%
$2.56
+101.8%
+109.6%$206.75M$50.84M-3.10180Short Interest ↑
RDCM
RADCOM
4.1014 of 5 stars
$13.01
-3.0%
$18.00
+38.4%
+41.6%$203.76M$63.48M29.57280Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MKFG
Markforged
N/A$4.60
-3.0%
$5.00
+8.7%
+2.8%$95.44M$85.09M-1.06370Gap Down
LTRX
Lantronix
3.1915 of 5 stars
$2.14
-2.3%
$5.13
+139.5%
-40.9%$83.23M$143.16M-16.46350
QMCO
Quantum
2.1577 of 5 stars
$11.74
-1.1%
$19.00
+61.8%
+23.2%$81.59M$285.87M0.00900Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
INVE
Identiv
4.2377 of 5 stars
$3.31
+1.2%
$6.50
+96.4%
-22.2%$78.17M$25.24M1.08330Positive News
ALOT
AstroNova
2.992 of 5 stars
$9.29
+0.3%
N/A-47.2%$70.53M$151.28M18.57340Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
OSS
One Stop Systems
1.9269 of 5 stars
$2.79
-0.7%
$4.50
+61.3%
+27.7%$60.23M$54.30M-5.58110Positive News
Gap Up
LINK
Interlink Electronics
0.8117 of 5 stars
$5.84
-9.6%
N/A+48.3%$37.86M$11.22M64.8990Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SILC) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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