SILC vs. RDCM, LTRX, KOPN, ALOT, INVE, MKFG, TACT, QMCO, ZEPP, and BOSC
Should you be buying Silicom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Silicom include RADCOM (RDCM), Lantronix (LTRX), Kopin (KOPN), AstroNova (ALOT), Identiv (INVE), Markforged (MKFG), TransAct Technologies (TACT), Quantum (QMCO), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and B.O.S. Better Online Solutions (BOSC).
RADCOM (NASDAQ:RDCM) and Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
RADCOM has a net margin of 7.18% compared to RADCOM's net margin of -9.80%. Silicom's return on equity of 5.36% beat RADCOM's return on equity.
RADCOM has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silicom has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Silicom had 1 more articles in the media than RADCOM. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Silicom and 3 mentions for RADCOM. RADCOM's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Silicom's score of 0.48 indicating that Silicom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RADCOM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Silicom. Silicom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RADCOM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RADCOM received 83 more outperform votes than Silicom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.17% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 69.33% of users gave RADCOM an outperform vote.
48.3% of RADCOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Silicom shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.0% of RADCOM 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RADCOM presently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.93%. Silicom has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.22%. Given Silicom's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe RADCOM is more favorable than Silicom.
Summary
RADCOM beats Silicom on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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