ST vs. AVTR, BIO.B, OLK, TRNS, LAB, CTKB, QTRX, EYPT, NAUT, and SENS
Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Avantor (AVTR), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO.B), Olink Holding AB (publ) (OLK), Transcat (TRNS), Standard BioTools (LAB), Cytek Biosciences (CTKB), Quanterix (QTRX), EyePoint Pharmaceuticals (EYPT), Nautilus Biotechnology (NAUT), and Senseonics (SENS). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Avantor had 13 more articles in the media than Sensata Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Avantor and 10 mentions for Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Avantor's score of 0.69 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avantor has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $44.90, suggesting a potential upside of 17.45%. Avantor has a consensus target price of $25.93, suggesting a potential upside of 1.32%. Given Sensata Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Avantor.
Sensata Technologies received 268 more outperform votes than Avantor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.81% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote while only 62.27% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote.
Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avantor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Avantor has a net margin of 3.79% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of -0.35%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.58% beat Avantor's return on equity.
99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Avantor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Avantor beats Sensata Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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