Head to Head Analysis: Eltek (NASDAQ:ELTK) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT)

Eltek (NASDAQ:ELTK) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Eltek has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Eltek and Senstar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eltek	1	0	0	0	1.00
Senstar Technologies	0	1	0	0	2.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.6% of Eltek shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 72.0% of Eltek shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Eltek and Senstar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eltek	-12.66%	-13.57%	-9.01%
Senstar Technologies	1.34%	1.15%	0.91%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eltek and Senstar Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eltek	$48.48 million	1.25	$830,000.00	($0.91)	-9.89
Senstar Technologies	$36.37 million	1.06	$3.22 million	$0.02	83.00

Senstar Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eltek. Eltek is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senstar Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Senstar Technologies beats Eltek on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eltek

Eltek Ltd. manufactures, markets, and sells printed circuit boards (PCBs) in Israel, Europe, North America, India, the Netherlands, and internationally. It offers a range of custom designed PCBs, including rigid, double-sided and multi-layer PCBs, and flexible circuitry boards. The company also provides high density interconnect, flex-rigid, and multi-layered boards. It primarily serves medical technology, defense and aerospace, industrial, telecom, and networking equipment industries, as well as contract electronic manufacturers. The company markets and sells its products primarily through direct sales personnel, sales representatives, and PCB trading and manufacturing companies. Eltek Ltd. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel. Eltek Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Nistec Golan Ltd.

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.