MKFG vs. MITK, DDD, RDCM, KOPN, SILC, LTRX, INVE, QMCO, ALOT, and OSS
Should you be buying Markforged stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Markforged include Mitek Systems (MITK), 3D Systems (DDD), RADCOM (RDCM), Kopin (KOPN), Silicom (SILC), Lantronix (LTRX), Identiv (INVE), Quantum (QMCO), AstroNova (ALOT), and One Stop Systems (OSS). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Markforged vs.
Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK) and Markforged (NYSE:MKFG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
Mitek Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Markforged. Markforged is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitek Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Mitek Systems has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Markforged has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mitek Systems has a net margin of 2.59% compared to Markforged's net margin of -101.18%. Mitek Systems' return on equity of 16.53% beat Markforged's return on equity.
Mitek Systems presently has a consensus price target of $12.88, suggesting a potential upside of 57.40%. Markforged has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Mitek Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mitek Systems is more favorable than Markforged.
In the previous week, Mitek Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Markforged. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mitek Systems and 7 mentions for Markforged. Mitek Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Markforged's score of 0.36 indicating that Mitek Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
83.6% of Mitek Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Markforged shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Mitek Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Markforged shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Mitek Systems received 406 more outperform votes than Markforged when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.72% of users gave Mitek Systems an outperform vote while only 35.48% of users gave Markforged an outperform vote.
Summary
Mitek Systems beats Markforged on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MKFG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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