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$3.67 +0.05 (+1.27%)
As of 07/3/2025 01:07 PM Eastern
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TACT vs. LTRX, MKFG, SILC, OSS, INVE, ALOT, QMCO, LINK, INTZ, and FOXX

Should you be buying TransAct Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAct Technologies include Lantronix (LTRX), Markforged (MKFG), Silicom (SILC), One Stop Systems (OSS), Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Quantum (QMCO), Interlink Electronics (LINK), Intrusion (INTZ), and Foxx Development (FOXX). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.

TransAct Technologies vs. Its Competitors

Lantronix (NASDAQ:LTRX) and TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Lantronix has higher revenue and earnings than TransAct Technologies. Lantronix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lantronix$160.33M0.73-$4.52M-$0.22-13.70
TransAct Technologies$45.75M0.81-$9.86M-$0.88-4.17

39.4% of Lantronix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Lantronix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lantronix presently has a consensus price target of $3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 27.14%. TransAct Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.39%. Given TransAct Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TransAct Technologies is more favorable than Lantronix.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lantronix
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
TransAct Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Lantronix has a net margin of -5.84% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -19.25%. TransAct Technologies' return on equity of -4.32% beat Lantronix's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lantronix-5.84% -7.03% -4.14%
TransAct Technologies -19.25%-4.32%-3.16%

In the previous week, Lantronix had 6 more articles in the media than TransAct Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lantronix and 1 mentions for TransAct Technologies. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Lantronix's score of 0.61 indicating that TransAct Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lantronix
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TransAct Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Lantronix has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TransAct Technologies beats Lantronix on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.
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TACT vs. The Competition

MetricTransAct TechnologiesCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$36.90M$1.75B$27.72B$9.03B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%3.12%3.99%
P/E Ratio-4.174.6137.2420.25
Price / Sales0.815.302,028.42161.89
Price / CashN/A7.5538.5158.10
Price / Book1.202.127.225.67
Net Income-$9.86M-$113.96M$763.57M$249.21M
7 Day Performance2.69%-0.92%2.80%3.28%
1 Month Performance0.16%4.57%5.52%3.95%
1 Year Performance0.99%0.62%52,212.03%20.98%

TransAct Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TACT
TransAct Technologies
3.2893 of 5 stars
$3.67
+1.3%
$5.00
+36.4%
+1.0%$36.90M$45.75M-4.17120Positive News
LTRX
Lantronix
3.5257 of 5 stars
$2.87
-4.7%
$3.83
+33.6%
-15.8%$117.06M$160.33M-13.05350
MKFG
Markforged
0.9857 of 5 stars
$4.60
-3.0%
$5.00
+8.7%
+2.2%$95.44M$85.09M-1.06370Gap Down
SILC
Silicom
1.2256 of 5 stars
$15.47
-1.3%
N/A-2.1%$88.94M$58.11M-7.97320
OSS
One Stop Systems
2.1453 of 5 stars
$3.55
-4.6%
$4.50
+26.8%
+78.3%$80.31M$54.69M-5.30110Positive News
High Trading Volume
INVE
Identiv
3.6519 of 5 stars
$3.26
+3.5%
$6.50
+99.4%
-20.5%$74.39M$26.63M1.08330Gap Up
High Trading Volume
ALOT
AstroNova
0.9012 of 5 stars
$11.59
+24.6%
N/A-14.4%$70.64M$151.28M-5.44340High Trading Volume
QMCO
Quantum
2.5852 of 5 stars
$9.97
+10.3%
$19.00
+90.6%
+15.1%$62.83M$311.60M0.00900Upcoming Earnings
LINK
Interlink Electronics
0.2724 of 5 stars
$7.55
+6.6%
N/A+82.1%$48.94M$11.22M83.8990Gap Up
High Trading Volume
INTZ
Intrusion
2.7229 of 5 stars
$2.29
+2.7%
$6.25
+172.9%
+128.0%$44.37M$5.77M-1.7060News Coverage
FOXX
Foxx Development
N/A$5.49
-2.7%
N/AN/A$38.24MN/A-4.69N/APositive News
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:TACT) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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