DAIO vs. FEIM, SMSI, NTWK, CCTG, LGL, CPSH, UTSI, SONM, TRT, and HRYU
Should you be buying Data I/O stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Data I/O include Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Smith Micro Software (SMSI), NetSol Technologies (NTWK), CCSC Technology International (CCTG), The LGL Group (LGL), CPS Technologies (CPSH), UTStarcom (UTSI), Sonim Technologies (SONM), Trio-Tech International (TRT), and Hanryu (HRYU). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Frequency Electronics (NASDAQ:FEIM) and Data I/O (NASDAQ:DAIO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.
58.6% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of Data I/O shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of Frequency Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Data I/O shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Frequency Electronics has a net margin of 6.10% compared to Frequency Electronics' net margin of -1.54%. Data I/O's return on equity of 9.12% beat Frequency Electronics' return on equity.
In the previous week, Frequency Electronics and Frequency Electronics both had 2 articles in the media. Data I/O's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Frequency Electronics' score of 0.22 indicating that Frequency Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Data I/O received 92 more outperform votes than Frequency Electronics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.54% of users gave Data I/O an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave Frequency Electronics an outperform vote.
Frequency Electronics has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data I/O has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Data I/O has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Frequency Electronics. Data I/O is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frequency Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Frequency Electronics beats Data I/O on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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