Eltek (NASDAQ:ELTK – Get Free Report) and Senstar Technologies (NASDAQ:SNT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Eltek and Senstar Technologies”s 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 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Eltek and Senstar Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| 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 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
64.6% of Eltek shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 72.0% of Eltek shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Senstar Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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% |
Volatility and Risk
Eltek has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Senstar Technologies has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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