inTEST (INTT) Competitors

inTEST (NYSE:INTT) and Quanterix (NASDAQ:QTRX) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, INTT or QTRX?

inTEST has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Quanterix. inTEST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanterix, 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
inTEST	$127.50M	0.71	$9.34M	-$0.01	-720.00
Quanterix	$137.42M	2.00	-$38.53M	-$1.30	-4.24

Do analysts prefer INTT or QTRX?

inTEST currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Quanterix has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 145.01%. Given Quanterix's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanterix is more favorable than inTEST.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
inTEST	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Quanterix	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is INTT or QTRX more profitable?

inTEST has a net margin of 2.33% compared to Quanterix's net margin of -36.82%. inTEST's return on equity of 5.31% beat Quanterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
inTEST	2.33%	5.31%	3.42%
Quanterix	-36.82%	-15.07%	-12.26%

Which has more volatility & risk, INTT or QTRX?

inTEST has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanterix has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of INTT or QTRX?

63.2% of inTEST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Quanterix shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of inTEST shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Quanterix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer INTT or QTRX?

In the previous week, Quanterix had 6 more articles in the media than inTEST. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Quanterix and 1 mentions for inTEST. Quanterix's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat inTEST's score of 0.00 indicating that Quanterix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
inTEST	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quanterix	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

inTEST beats Quanterix on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.