Head-To-Head Survey: Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) versus Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK)

Bel Fuse (NASDAQ:BELFB) and Dakota Active Equity ETF (NASDAQ:DAK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bel Fuse	0	2	4	0	2.67
Dakota Active Equity ETF	0	2	4	0	2.78

Bel Fuse currently has a consensus price target of $216.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.93%. Dakota Active Equity ETF has a consensus price target of $27.19, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Dakota Active Equity ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dakota Active Equity ETF is more favorable than Bel Fuse.

Volatility and Risk

Bel Fuse has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dakota Active Equity ETF has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Bel Fuse pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Dakota Active Equity ETF pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Bel Fuse pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bel Fuse	9.11%	14.80%	6.40%
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

58.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bel Fuse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bel Fuse and Dakota Active Equity ETF”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bel Fuse	$675.46 million	4.77	$61.54 million	$4.91	51.83
Dakota Active Equity ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bel Fuse has higher revenue and earnings than Dakota Active Equity ETF.

Summary

Bel Fuse beats Dakota Active Equity ETF on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bel Fuse

Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. The company’s products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, military, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company also offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and ethernet discrete components. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and internationally. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.