Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL – Get Free Report) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Deswell Industries and Senstar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Deswell Industries | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Senstar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Deswell Industries and Senstar Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Deswell Industries | $61.33 million | 0.78 | $10.63 million | $0.48 | 6.25 |
| Senstar Technologies | $36.37 million | 0.93 | $3.22 million | $0.02 | 72.75 |
Deswell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Senstar Technologies. Deswell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senstar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies 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.
Profitability
This table compares Deswell Industries and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Deswell Industries | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Senstar Technologies | 1.34% | 1.16% | 0.91% |
Summary
Senstar Technologies beats Deswell Industries on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Deswell Industries
Deswell Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells injection-molded plastic parts and components, electronic products and subassemblies, and metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers in China, the United States, Europe, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Plastic Injection Molding and Electronic Products Assembling. The company produces a range of plastic parts and components that are used in the manufacture of consumer and industrial products, which include plastic components for electronic entertainment products, power tools, accessories, and outdoor equipment; cases for flashlights, telephones, printers, scanners; parts for industrial components, and indoor control switches, as well as parts for audio equipment, and cases and key tops for personal organizers and remote controls; double injection caps; parts for medical products comprising apparatus for blood tests; laser key caps; automobile components; and plastic components of automatic robot. It also provides electronic products that consist of audio equipment, including digital and analogue audio mixers, amplifiers, signal processors, audio interfaces, network audio equipment, and speaker enclosures; consumer audio products, such as multi-channel receivers-amplifiers, wired and wireless audio streaming products, and headphones; printed circuit board assemblies; and medical products. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Macau.
About Senstar Technologies
Senstar Technologies Corporation provides physical, video, and access control security products and solutions worldwide. It offers solutions for critical sites, which leverage its portfolio of perimeter intrusion detection systems, and video management software with intelligent video analytics security solutions, as well as access control products and technologies. The company's solutions and products are optimized for perimeter, outdoor, and general security applications. Its portfolio of critical infrastructure protection and site protection technologies includes various smart barriers and fences, fence mounted sensors, virtual gates, buried and concealed detection systems, and sensors for sub-surface intrusion, such as to secure pipelines, as well as video analytics software and video management systems. Senstar Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Ottawa, Canada.
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