TACT vs. INVE, ALOT, KTCC, CPTN, AKTS, MATH, LPSN, PODC, MOBX, and PHUN
Should you be buying TransAct Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TransAct Technologies include Identiv (INVE), AstroNova (ALOT), Key Tronic (KTCC), Cepton (CPTN), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), Metalpha Technology (MATH), LivePerson (LPSN), PodcastOne (PODC), Mobix Labs (MOBX), and Phunware (PHUN). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Identiv (NASDAQ:INVE) and TransAct Technologies (NASDAQ:TACT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.
Identiv presently has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 101.38%. TransAct Technologies has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 87.89%. Given TransAct Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Identiv is more favorable than TransAct Technologies.
TransAct Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Identiv. Identiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TransAct Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Identiv had 1 more articles in the media than TransAct Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Identiv and 1 mentions for TransAct Technologies. TransAct Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Identiv'saverage media sentiment score.
65.2% of Identiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of TransAct Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Identiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.
Identiv and TransAct Technologies both received 289 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 62.42% of users gave Identiv an outperform vote while only 62.15% of users gave TransAct Technologies an outperform vote.
Identiv has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TransAct Technologies has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TransAct Technologies has a net margin of 6.54% compared to TransAct Technologies' net margin of -4.72%. Identiv's return on equity of 15.96% beat TransAct Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
TransAct Technologies beats Identiv on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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