SSYS vs. INVE, TACT, VYX, DBD, ATEN, CRSR, MITK, EVLV, CTLP, and DDD
Should you be buying Stratasys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stratasys include Identiv (INVE), TransAct Technologies (TACT), NCR Voyix (VYX), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Mitek Systems (MITK), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Cantaloupe (CTLP), and 3D Systems (DDD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
Identiv has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratasys has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Identiv 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 company is poised for long-term growth.
Identiv currently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 116.05%. Stratasys has a consensus target price of $16.33, indicating a potential upside of 83.31%. Given Stratasys' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Identiv is more favorable than Stratasys.
Identiv has a net margin of -6.49% compared to Identiv's net margin of -20.38%. Identiv's return on equity of -2.68% beat Stratasys' return on equity.
Stratasys received 473 more outperform votes than Identiv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 62.10% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote.
Identiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stratasys. Identiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratasys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Stratasys had 2 more articles in the media than Identiv. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Stratasys and 2 mentions for Identiv. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Identiv's score of 0.38 indicating that Identiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Stratasys beats Identiv on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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