TACT vs. MKFG, SILC, LTRX, QMCO, INVE, ALOT, OSS, LINK, ZEPP, and INTZ
Should 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), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and Intrusion (INTZ). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
TransAct Technologies vs. Its Competitors
TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
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.
TransAct Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.28%. Markforged has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given TransAct Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Markforged.
TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, TransAct Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TransAct Technologies and 0 mentions for Markforged. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Markforged's score of 0.00 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
TransAct Technologies beats Markforged on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TACT) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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