Comparing Microwave Filter (OTCMKTS:MFCO) and Cemtrex (NASDAQ:CETX)

Microwave Filter (OTCMKTS:MFCO) and Cemtrex (NASDAQ:CETX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Microwave Filter and Cemtrex, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Microwave Filter	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cemtrex	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.0% of Cemtrex shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Microwave Filter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Microwave Filter and Cemtrex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Microwave Filter	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cemtrex	-36.75%	-524.31%	-49.72%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Microwave Filter and Cemtrex”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Microwave Filter	$2.18 million	0.75	-$260,000.00	N/A	N/A
Cemtrex	$76.49 million	0.19	-$28.11 million	($172.57)	-0.01

Microwave Filter has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cemtrex.

Volatility and Risk

Microwave Filter has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cemtrex has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Microwave Filter beats Cemtrex on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Microwave Filter

Microwave Filter Company, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic filters for radio and microwave frequencies primarily in the United States. It manufactures RF filters and related components for eliminating interference and facilitating signal processing for cable television, broadcast, commercial and military communications, avionics, radar, navigation, and defense markets. The company also designs waveguide, stripline/microstrip, transmission line, miniature/subminiature, and lumped constant filters. Its configurations include bandpass, highpass, lowpass, bandstop, multiplexers, tunable notch, tunable bandpass, high power filters, amplitude equalized, delay equalized, and filter networks. The company serves 5G, cable television, television and radio broadcast, satellite broadcast, mobile radio, commercial, and aerospace and defense electronics markets. Microwave Filter Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 and is based in East Syracuse, New York.

About Cemtrex

Cemtrex, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions in the technology industry. It operates through the following segments: Security, Industrial Services, and Cemtrex Corporate. The Security segment provides end-to-end security solutions to meet corporate, industrial, and governmental security challenges. The Industrial Services segment offers single-source expertise and services for rigging, millwrighting, in plant maintenance, equipment erection, relocation, and disassembly to diversified customers. The Cemtrex Corporate segment refers to the holding company of the other two segments. The company was founded on April 27, 1998 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY.