Reviewing Trans-Lux (OTCMKTS:TNLX) & TD SYNNEX (NYSE:SNX)

Trans-Lux (OTCMKTS:TNLX) and TD SYNNEX (NYSE:SNX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Trans-Lux and TD SYNNEX”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trans-Lux	$12.86 million	0.01	-$3.48 million	($0.25)	-0.04
TD SYNNEX	$62.51 billion	0.30	$827.66 million	$12.03	19.14

TD SYNNEX has higher revenue and earnings than Trans-Lux. Trans-Lux is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TD SYNNEX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.9% of Trans-Lux shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of TD SYNNEX shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of Trans-Lux shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of TD SYNNEX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Trans-Lux has a beta of -1.89, indicating that its share price is 289% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TD SYNNEX has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Trans-Lux and TD SYNNEX’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trans-Lux	N/A	N/A	N/A
TD SYNNEX	1.52%	14.03%	3.63%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Trans-Lux and TD SYNNEX, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trans-Lux	0	0	0	0	0.00
TD SYNNEX	0	2	8	1	2.91

TD SYNNEX has a consensus target price of $197.70, indicating a potential downside of 14.13%. Given TD SYNNEX’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TD SYNNEX is more favorable than Trans-Lux.

Summary

TD SYNNEX beats Trans-Lux on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trans-Lux

Trans-Lux Corporation engages in the design and manufacture of digital display solutions and fixed digit scoreboards. It operates in two segments, Digital Product Sales; and Digital Product Lease and Maintenance. The Digital Product Sales segment sells indoor and outdoor digital product signage products. The Digital Product Lease and Maintenance segment is involved in the lease and maintenance of indoor and outdoor digital product signage. The company offers LED display systems for use by sports arenas and stadiums; financial institutions, including brokerage firms, banks, energy companies, insurance companies, and mutual fund companies; educational institutions; outdoor advertising companies; corporate and government communication centers; retail outlets; casinos, racetracks and other gaming establishments; airports, train stations, bus terminals, and other transportation facilities; movie theatres; and health maintenance organizations, as well as in various other applications. It also provides TLVision, which consists of full-color video products for use in posting alphanumeric data and displaying of full HD video; and turnkey installation and support services. The company markets its products through direct sales representatives, and a network of independent dealers and distributors in the United States and Canada; and internal salespeople and independent distributors in the rest of North America, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, the Far East, and Australia. Trans-Lux Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Trans-Lux Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Unilumin North America Inc.

About TD SYNNEX

TD SYNNEX Corporation operates as a distributor and solutions aggregator for the information technology (IT) ecosystem. The company offers personal computing devices and peripherals, mobile phones and accessories, printers, supplies, and endpoint technology software; and data center technologies, such as hybrid cloud, security, storage, networking, servers, technology software, and converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, as well as computing components. It also provides systems design and rack integration, build-to-order, and configure-to-order assembly; and thermal testing, power-draw testing, burn-in, and quality and logistics support. In addition, the company offers outsourced fulfillment, virtual distribution, and direct ship to end-users; shipping documents generation, multi-level serial number tracking, and configured products and online order and shipment tracking, as well as turn-key logistics solutions. Further, it provides public cloud solutions in productivity and collaboration, IaaS, or Infrastructure as a Service, PaaS, or Platform as a Service, SaaS, or Software as a Service, security, mobility, IoT, and other hybrid solutions. Additionally, the company offers online services; provides net terms, third party leasing, floor plan financing, and letters-of-credit backed financing and arrangement; and leases products and provides device-as-a-service, as well as offers direct mail, external media advertising, reseller product training, targeted telemarketing campaigns, national and regional trade shows, trade groups, database analysis, print on demand services, and web-based marketing. It serves value-added resellers, corporate resellers, government resellers, system integrators, direct marketers, retailers, and managed service providers. The company was formerly known as SYNNEX Corporation and changed its name to TD SYNNEX Corporation in September 2021. TD SYNNEX Corporation was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.