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$15.90 +0.40 (+2.58%)
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SILC vs. DDD, RDCM, ZEPP, OSS, LTRX, ALOT, INVE, QMCO, LINK, and HUBC

Should you be buying Silicom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicom include 3D Systems (DDD), Radcom (RDCM), Zepp Health (ZEPP), One Stop Systems (OSS), Lantronix (LTRX), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), Quantum (QMCO), Interlink Electronics (LINK), and Hub Cyber Security (HUBC). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

Silicom vs. Its Competitors

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

3D Systems currently has a consensus target price of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 104.27%. Given 3D Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Silicom.

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

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 23 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for 3D Systems and 2 mentions for Silicom. Silicom's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat 3D Systems' score of -0.01 indicating that Silicom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
3D Systems
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Silicom
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

3D Systems has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Silicom has a net margin of -19.57% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -64.06%. Silicom's return on equity of -8.67% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
3D Systems-64.06% -43.70% -15.07%
Silicom -19.57%-8.67%-7.39%

Silicom has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
3D Systems$440.12M0.56-$255.59M-$2.09-0.86
Silicom$58.11M1.55-$13.71M-$1.94-8.20

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Silicom shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of 3D Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Silicom shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

3D Systems and Silicom tied by winning 8 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 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

MetricSilicomCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$87.95M$19.78B$28.91B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A2.39%3.01%4.01%
P/E Ratio-8.2021.0534.2320.05
Price / Sales1.552.051,711.0190.07
Price / CashN/A20.5838.3858.56
Price / Book0.8410.547.795.87
Net Income-$13.71M$705.90M$782.91M$258.55M
7 Day Performance3.18%0.15%0.81%3.74%
1 Month Performance1.99%0.90%6.12%11.75%
1 Year Performance-1.24%5,383,018.19%52,641.07%18.03%

Silicom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SILC
Silicom
1.7369 of 5 stars
$15.90
+2.6%
N/A-0.3%$87.95M$58.11M-8.20320News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
DDD
3D Systems
2.9834 of 5 stars
$1.83
+3.7%
$3.67
+100.9%
-55.1%$240.09M$440.12M-0.871,833
RDCM
Radcom
3.361 of 5 stars
$13.74
-5.2%
$18.00
+31.0%
+43.6%$227.10M$61.01M25.44280News Coverage
ZEPP
Zepp Health
3.3012 of 5 stars
$12.91
-2.2%
$13.87
+7.5%
+373.9%$191.24M$182.60M-2.571,230Positive News
High Trading Volume
OSS
One Stop Systems
1.4724 of 5 stars
$5.63
-4.6%
$5.25
-6.7%
+124.0%$127.38M$54.69M-8.40110News Coverage
High Trading Volume
LTRX
Lantronix
2.1718 of 5 stars
$3.20
-1.5%
$3.83
+19.8%
-16.4%$126.39M$160.33M0.00350
ALOT
AstroNova
1.6526 of 5 stars
$11.30
+0.7%
N/A-24.6%$85.23M$151.28M-5.31340Positive News
INVE
Identiv
4.1314 of 5 stars
$3.45
+1.5%
$6.50
+88.4%
-6.3%$80.30M$26.63M1.14330
QMCO
Quantum
2.7254 of 5 stars
$9.02
-1.4%
$19.00
+110.6%
+13.5%$63.59M$311.60M0.00900
LINK
Interlink Electronics
2.7354 of 5 stars
$7.85
+0.6%
$10.00
+27.4%
+71.1%$50.88M$11.22M87.2290Positive News
HUBC
Hub Cyber Security
N/A$4.13
-2.8%
N/A-51.1%$42.70M$29.56M0.00720Positive News
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:SILC) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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