SSYS vs. MITK, ANGI, VECO, CRNC, AEHR, UPST, PLAB, ALKT, ATEN, and IONQ
Should you be buying Stratasys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stratasys include Mitek Systems (MITK), Angi (ANGI), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cerence (CRNC), Aehr Test Systems (AEHR), Upstart (UPST), Photronics (PLAB), Alkami Technology (ALKT), A10 Networks (ATEN), and IonQ (IONQ). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Stratasys vs.
Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) and Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Stratasys had 9 more articles in the media than Mitek Systems. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Stratasys and 2 mentions for Mitek Systems. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Mitek Systems' score of 0.44 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
70.0% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.2% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Mitek Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Stratasys shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Mitek Systems has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratasys has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Mitek Systems currently has a consensus price target of $18.75, indicating a potential upside of 95.92%. Stratasys has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.58%. Given Mitek Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mitek Systems is more favorable than Stratasys.
Stratasys received 303 more outperform votes than Mitek Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.07% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote while only 65.47% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote.
Mitek Systems has a net margin of 4.59% compared to Stratasys' net margin of -4.45%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 17.00% beat Stratasys' return on equity.
Mitek Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stratasys. Stratasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitek Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Stratasys on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SSYS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
Stratasys Competitors List
