ST vs. CGNX, MKSI, SMAR, STNE, ALGM, HCP, ALIT, PEGA, FRSH, and PHI
Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Cognex (CGNX), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Smartsheet (SMAR), StoneCo (STNE), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), HashiCorp (HCP), Alight (ALIT), Pegasystems (PEGA), Freshworks (FRSH), and PLDT (PHI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) and Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.
Cognex received 72 more outperform votes than Sensata Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.52% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.60% of users gave Cognex an outperform vote.
Cognex has a net margin of 13.52% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of -0.10%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 17.47% beat Cognex's return on equity.
Cognex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sensata Technologies. Sensata Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Sensata Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Cognex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sensata Technologies and 3 mentions for Cognex. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.26 indicating that Cognex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cognex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Cognex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognex has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sensata Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $39.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.13%. Cognex has a consensus target price of $47.70, indicating a potential upside of 23.29%. Given Cognex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cognex is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.
Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cognex pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Sensata Technologies pays out -959.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cognex pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Cognex beats Sensata Technologies on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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