ST vs. CGNX, MKSI, FYBR, LFUS, ALGM, NOVT, RMBS, ZI, QLYS, and BMI
Should you be buying Sensata Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sensata Technologies include Cognex (CGNX), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), Littelfuse (LFUS), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Novanta (NOVT), Rambus (RMBS), ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI), Qualys (QLYS), and Badger Meter (BMI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) and Sensata Technologies (NYSE:ST) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Cognex has a net margin of 11.76% compared to Cognex's net margin of -0.35%. Cognex's return on equity of 17.58% beat Sensata Technologies' return on equity.
Cognex pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Sensata Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cognex pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sensata Technologies pays out -436.3% 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. Cognex has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Sensata Technologies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Sensata Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Sensata Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Cognex. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Sensata Technologies and 33 mentions for Cognex. Cognex's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.32 indicating that Sensata Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cognex received 74 more outperform votes than Sensata Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.16% of users gave Sensata Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Cognex an outperform vote.
Cognex presently has a consensus price target of $48.58, indicating a potential upside of 10.95%. Sensata Technologies has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.82%. Given Sensata Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Cognex is more favorable than Sensata Technologies.
Cognex has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cognex has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
88.1% of Cognex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Cognex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Sensata Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Cognex beats Sensata Technologies on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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