Taylor Devices (TAYD) Competitors

Ouster (NYSE:OUST) and Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate OUST or TAYD?

Ouster currently has a consensus target price of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 61.36%. Given Ouster's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ouster is more favorable than Taylor Devices.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Taylor Devices	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OUST or TAYD?

Taylor Devices received 80 more outperform votes than Ouster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.75% of users gave Taylor Devices an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Ouster an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ouster	Outperform Votes 33 56.90%	Underperform Votes 25 43.10%
Taylor Devices	Outperform Votes 113 69.75%	Underperform Votes 49 30.25%

Is OUST or TAYD more profitable?

Taylor Devices has a net margin of 19.99% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 17.04% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%
Taylor Devices	19.99%	17.04%	14.66%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OUST or TAYD?

Taylor Devices has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ouster. Ouster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taylor Devices, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ouster	$105.45M	3.85	-$374.11M	-$2.57	-3.18
Taylor Devices	$44.49M	2.20	$9M	$2.68	11.66

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of OUST or TAYD?

31.5% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Ouster shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor OUST or TAYD?

In the previous week, Ouster had 27 more articles in the media than Taylor Devices. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ouster and 0 mentions for Taylor Devices. Taylor Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Ouster's score of 0.03 indicating that Taylor Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ouster	Neutral
Taylor Devices	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, OUST or TAYD?

Ouster has a beta of 2.38, meaning that its stock price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Devices has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ouster beats Taylor Devices on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.