Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT – Get Free Report) and Omron (OTCMKTS:OMRNY – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Senstar Technologies and Omron”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Senstar Technologies | $36.37 million | 1.00 | $3.22 million | $0.02 | 78.00 |
| Omron | $5.10 billion | 1.34 | $188.01 million | $1.05 | 31.55 |
Omron has higher revenue and earnings than Senstar Technologies. Omron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senstar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omron has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Senstar Technologies and Omron’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Senstar Technologies | 1.34% | 1.16% | 0.91% |
| Omron | 4.04% | 3.68% | 2.42% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Omron shares are held by institutional investors. 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Senstar Technologies and Omron, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Senstar Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Omron | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Summary
Omron beats Senstar Technologies on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Omron
OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products. It also offers environmental mobility, digital devices, food and commodity, logistic and warehouse automation, medical, robotic, panel, vision, software, and traceability related solutions. The Social Systems, Solutions and Service Business provides energy, public transport, traffic safety, network protection, payment, infrastructure monitoring, management service, and DX solutions, as well as offers remote surveillance/monitoring, automation/robotics, software development, engineering/maintenance, and other services. The Healthcare Business provides cardiovascular, respiratory care, pain management, remote patient monitoring, and other solutions. The Device and Module Solutions Business offers relays, switches, connectors, and sensors. OMRON Corporation was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
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