TransAct Technologies (TACT) Competitors $3.84 -0.07 (-1.79%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.80 -0.04 (-1.17%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TACT vs. MKFG, SILC, LTRX, QMCO, INVE, ALOT, OSS, ZEPP, FOXX, and LINKShould you be buying TransAct Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAct Technologies include Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), Lantronix (LTRX), Quantum (QMCO), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), One Stop Systems (OSS), Zepp Health (ZEPP), Foxx Development (FOXX), and Interlink Electronics (LINK). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry. TransAct Technologies vs. Markforged Silicom Lantronix Quantum Identiv AstroNova One Stop Systems Zepp Health Foxx Development Interlink Electronics TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) 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 media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts prefer TACT or MKFG? TransAct Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.21%. Markforged has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Markforged.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TransAct Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Markforged 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TACT or MKFG? TransAct Technologies received 297 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.39% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTransAct TechnologiesOutperform Votes30860.39% Underperform Votes20239.61% MarkforgedOutperform Votes1135.48% Underperform Votes2064.52% Is TACT or MKFG more profitable? TransAct Technologies has a net margin of -4.24% compared to Markforged's net margin of -101.18%. TransAct Technologies' return on equity of -5.08% beat Markforged's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TransAct Technologies-4.24% -5.08% -3.80% Markforged -101.18%-34.99%-19.88% Does the media prefer TACT or MKFG? In the previous week, TransAct Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for TransAct Technologies and 0 mentions for Markforged. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Markforged's score of 0.00 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TransAct Technologies Neutral Markforged Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, TACT or MKFG? TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TACT or MKFG? TransAct Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Markforged. TransAct Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Markforged, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTransAct Technologies$45.75M0.85$4.75M-$0.88-4.36Markforged$85.09M1.12-$103.57M-$4.21-1.09 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TACT or MKFG? 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTransAct Technologies beats Markforged on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TransAct Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TACT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TACT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTransAct TechnologiesComputer peripheral equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.71M$13.62B$25.13B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A4.24%2.90%4.10%P/E Ratio-19.2027.1644.6019.72Price / Sales0.853.612,089.90116.20Price / Cash5.8428.3234.7934.62Price / Book0.976.036.654.51Net Income$4.75M$188.53M$740.65M$248.18M7 Day Performance14.97%1.67%-0.89%1.14%1 Month Performance11.30%16.80%14.51%15.07%1 Year Performance7.87%0.61%52,510.53%6.59% TransAct Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TACTTransAct Technologies3.5467 of 5 stars$3.84-1.8%$5.00+30.2%+11.1%$38.71M$45.75M-19.20120MKFGMarkforged0.5386 of 5 stars$4.60-3.0%$5.00+8.7%+1.9%$95.44M$85.09M-1.06370Gap DownSILCSilicom1.2339 of 5 stars$15.60+4.1%N/A-6.8%$88.51M$58.13M-7.80320Positive NewsGap DownLTRXLantronix2.957 of 5 stars$2.05-2.4%$5.13+150.0%-41.2%$79.52M$155.84M-15.77350Gap UpQMCOQuantum1.9529 of 5 stars$11.13+3.1%$19.00+70.7%+16.3%$77.35M$285.87M0.00900News CoverageINVEIdentiv3.4932 of 5 stars$3.20+1.3%$6.50+103.1%-15.2%$75.44M$26.63M1.05330ALOTAstroNova3.0993 of 5 stars$9.02+2.7%N/A-47.0%$68.33M$151.28M18.04340Analyst ForecastGap UpOSSOne Stop Systems2.6278 of 5 stars$2.61flat$4.50+72.4%+13.9%$56.35M$54.69M-5.22110Gap UpZEPPZepp Health2.6165 of 5 stars$2.91+14.8%$13.87+377.5%-28.9%$43.73M$182.60M-1.161,230Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeFOXXFoxx DevelopmentN/A$5.78+0.9%N/AN/A$42.08M$42.99M0.00N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportLINKInterlink Electronics0.8827 of 5 stars$5.43+1.2%N/A-0.4%$35.17M$11.68M60.2990 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MKFG Competitors SILC Competitors LTRX Competitors QMCO Competitors INVE Competitors ALOT Competitors OSS Competitors ZEPP Competitors FOXX Competitors LINK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TACT) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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