Contrasting Senstar Technologies (SNT) & Its Competitors

Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Senstar Technologies to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senstar Technologies	2.51%	2.39%	1.88%
Senstar Technologies Competitors	-141.19%	-31.04%	-7.22%

Risk & Volatility

Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies’ competitors have a beta of -0.29, suggesting that their average share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Senstar Technologies and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Senstar Technologies	$36.37 million	$3.22 million	95.00
Senstar Technologies Competitors	$114.96 billion	$172.92 million	4.76

Senstar Technologies’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Senstar Technologies. Senstar Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Senstar Technologies and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senstar Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Senstar Technologies Competitors	2049	7616	10449	665	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 40.36%. Given Senstar Technologies’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Senstar Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Senstar Technologies competitors beat Senstar Technologies on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Senstar Technologies Company Profile

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.