Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) versus RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL) Critical Comparison

RF Industries (NASDAQ:RFIL) and Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) are both technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

RF Industries has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insight Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RF Industries and Insight Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RF Industries	2.83%	15.32%	7.80%
Insight Enterprises	2.45%	22.70%	3.71%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.5% of RF Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of RF Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Insight Enterprises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for RF Industries and Insight Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RF Industries	0	2	2	0	2.50
Insight Enterprises	0	4	3	0	2.43

RF Industries currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.26%. Insight Enterprises has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.08%. Given RF Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RF Industries is more favorable than Insight Enterprises.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RF Industries and Insight Enterprises”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RF Industries	$80.59 million	0.95	$80,000.00	$0.22	31.95
Insight Enterprises	$8.25 billion	0.57	$157.35 million	$6.83	23.49

Insight Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than RF Industries. Insight Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RF Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

RF Industries beats Insight Enterprises on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RF Industries

RF Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets interconnect products and systems in the United States, Canada, Italy, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, RF Connector and Cable Assembly, and Custom Cabling Manufacturing and Assembly. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes various coaxial connectors and cable assemblies that are integrated with coaxial connectors; custom copper and fiber cable assemblies, complex hybrid fiber optic and power solution cables, adapters, and electromechanical wiring harnesses for communication, computer, LAN, automotive, and medical equipment; energy-efficient cooling systems for wireless base stations and remote equipment shelters; and custom-designed pole-ready 5G small cell integrated enclosures. It also designs and manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses for blue chip industrial, oilfield, instrumentation, medical, and military customers; connectivity solutions to telecommunications and data communications distributors; thermal control systems; and radio frequency and microwave distribution system products, such as dividers, directional couplers, and filters. The company sells its products through warehousing distributors and in-house marketing and sales team. It serves telecommunications carriers and equipment manufacturers, wireless and network infrastructure carriers, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Celltronics, Inc. and changed its name RF Industries, Ltd. in November 1990. RF Industries, Ltd. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Insight Enterprises

Insight Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology, hardware, software, and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers modern platforms/infrastructure that manages and supports cloud and data platforms, modern networks, and edge technologies; cybersecurity solutions automates and connects modern platform securely; data and artificial intelligence modernizes data platforms and architectures, and build data analytics and AI solutions; modern workplace and apps; and intelligent edge solutions that gathers and utilizes data for real-time decision making. It also provides software maintenance solutions that offers clients to obtain software upgrades, bug fixes, help desk, and other support services; vendor direct support services contracts; and cloud/software-as-a-service subscription products. In addition, the company designs, procures, deploys, implements, and manages solutions that combine hardware, software, and services to help businesses. It serves construction, esports, financial services, health care and life sciences, manufacturing, retail and restaurant, service providers, small to medium business, and travel and tourism industries. Insight Enterprises, Inc., was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.